Would you believe that there’s a Jesuit rom-com? It sounds like a joke, but that is a fairly accurate description of “Crossroads,” a 2006 film written and directed by Murray Robinson.
Arts & Culture
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Coconuts, Context and Brat: Let Kamala Harris be a meme
Vice President Kamala Harris has been something of a meme machine since before day one in the White House. What’s wrong with that?
Posted inArts & Culture, Books
Tearing down idols: William Cavanaugh’s theology is a must-read for the modern West
In ‘The Uses of Idolatry,’ William Cavanaugh begins to write us a new story through which we might better understand ourselves and our times.
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Biden didn’t do something unthinkable. LBJ also withdrew from the presidential race.
President Joe Biden’s decision not to seek re-election is surprising—but don’t call it unprecedented. It happened once before, in 1968.
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How Pixar’s ‘Inside Out 2’ explains modern therapy culture
Talented minds are implanting ideals in the inner landscapes of our young. We should be paying more attention.
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We all feel like pigs sometimes. ‘Porco Rosso’ shows us how to see the good in ourselves anyway.
The protagonist of “Porco Rosso” is a pig literally and metaphorically: He’s rude, cocksure and a notorious womanizer.
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‘The Acolyte’ shows us the dark side of the Jedi Order—and it should look familiar to Catholics
“The Acolyte,” the latest installment in the “Star Wars” franchise, shows us what happens when even the best of us cozy up to power.
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You’re reading this online. Walter Ong had thoughts about that.
The contributions of Walter J. Ong, S.J., to American letters are countless, and he remains a renowned figure in the study of communications, literacy, group psychology and mass media.
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What Catholics can learn from ‘Avatar: The Last Airbender’ about community and friendship
The new Netflix adaptation fails to capture what made the original not only beautiful, but also of great interest for Catholics.
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‘The Godfather Part III’ asks: Can Michael Corleone’s soul be saved?
“The Godfather Part III” (1990) is the most explicitly Catholic entry in the series.