Alejandro Nava begins his formal analysis by situating hip-hop as something that “recovers the oral, rhythmic, and melodic nature of ancient scriptural transmission.”
Arts & Culture
Posted inArts & Culture, Poetry
Zoo Announcement
Thank you for never complaining about being in a cage.
Posted inArts & Culture, Television
‘Sex and the City’ didn’t change. We did.
HBO’s “And Just Like That,” like “Sex and the City” before it, is an exaggerated funhouse mirror of its viewers’ world.
Posted inArts & Culture, Catholic Book Club
Should a priest serve in Congress? Jesuit Robert Drinan did — until Pope John Paul II asked him not to.
Robert F. Drinan, S.J., was a prominent U.S. politician and a longtime law professor—but he found his identity in his priesthood and his Jesuit life more than under the Speaker’s rostrum.
Posted inArts & Culture, Television
‘Killing Eve’ deserved better than a botched Christian conversion narrative and a cheap, shock-value ending
Despite its first three seasons of ambitious, campy, violent fun, “Killing Eve” lost its way in its final season with a failed conversion subplot and problematic treatment of queer characters.
Posted inArts & Culture, Catholic Book Club
Why prayer comes easy to a backpacker on a hike
Obituaries for Drew Christiansen, S.J., mentioned his extensive writings on foreign policy issues and the Middle East, but he was also a talented and lyrical nature writer.
Posted inArts & Culture, Film
‘Father Stu’ is about redemption. But can the movie redeem itself?
“Father Stu” is intended to be inspirational, but viewers may find any sense of elevation elusive.
Posted inArts & Culture, Faith in Focus
Looking back on the Oscars slap—from a Jesuit perspective
Will Smith slapped Chris Rock in a moment of passionate anger. Here’s what he could have done differently, according to St. Ignatius.
Posted inArts & Culture, Film
Holy Week Film Festival: A guide to choosing movies to watch in the lead up to Easter
I’d like to propose a new way of celebrating this holiest of weeks, something that hopefully deepens our Catholic imaginations and prepares our hearts for the Easter season.