“Newsies” is the rare family-friendly musical that also serves as thematically appropriate Labor Day viewing.
Arts & Culture
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Tomie dePaola and Catholic children’s literature: Who will be the next great author and illustrator?
We are still awaiting the flowering of Catholic literature for young Catholics.
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‘The Rings of Power’ stays true to Tolkien’s Catholic vision
Catholic themes abound in J. R. R. Tolkien’s Middle-earth, and the new season of ‘The Rings of Power’ stays true to that vision.
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The Portal: Where Dublin and New York greet each other—and learn something about themselves
All summer long, New Yorkers and Dubliners have had a unique chance to wave at one another—and sometimes more—through a unique public art installation. America’s three new O’Hare fellows took a trip to see The Portal before it closes next week.
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‘If we don’t get Jesus right, we won’t get the church right’: The life and teaching of Gerald O’Collins, S.J.
Gerald O’Collins, S.J., the Australian Jesuit theologian who died last week, was a prominent writer in Christology, ecclesiology, spirituality and more in an academic career that spanned seven decades.
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Comedian Matt Rife’s crowd work depends on marginalized people in the audience in ‘Walking Red Flag’
Rife’s humor of the quick, off-the cuff variety is best suited to these more conversational modes of presentation. He is lucky that he has a gift for improvisation and interacting with crowds, because his straight up standup is pedestrian.
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Catholic Movie Club: ‘Beauty and the Beast’ and the seduction of evil
Gaston is troubling because he is the Disney villain who resonates most with reality: It’s unlikely that we’ll encounter an Ursula or a Jafar, but we all know a Gaston.
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Batman, Bruce Wayne and the complexity of the superhero’s psyche
In “Batman: The Caped Crusader,” we explore the mystery of heroism.
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Elizabeth Ann Seton did more for the U.S. church than any bishop (according to a bishop)
Elizabeth Ann Seton has only officially been a saint for 49 years, a blink of an eye in the timeline of the church. But in the history of the Catholic Church in the United States, she is a towering figure.
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‘Fiddler on the Roof’ and how to live out the faith in an ever-changing world
Torn between religious devotion and his own children, Tevye struggles to hold onto his faith in a new and uncertain world.