Pedro Arrupe, S.J., is well on the path to sainthood. So who was he? And why do people have such strong opinions about him?
Arts & Culture
Posted inArts & Culture, Film
‘Oppenheimer,’ Christopher Nolan and Emma Stone: What made the 2024 Oscar winners great
In a somewhat predictable race, “Oppenheimer” took home seven Oscars, including “Best Picture.” Despite its dominance, however, it was not the only film to gain attention during this competitive awards season.
Posted inArts & Culture, Books
Review: In ‘Reading Genesis,’ Marilynne Robinson treats the Bible like a great work of literature
In her latest book, ‘Reading Genesis,’ Marilynne Robinson writes of a God that is in love with humanity. In all our flaws and folly, power and glory, she insists, “Human beings are at the center of it all.”
Posted inArts & Culture, Catholic Movie Club
Catholic Movie Club: 1993’s ‘Philadelphia’ challenges the ‘Doubting Thomases’ of the AIDS crisis
This is a film aimed at the Doubting Thomases, the ones who dismissed the AIDS crisis as the natural consequence of a risky and deviant lifestyle.
Posted inArts & Culture, Film
I was worried ‘Cabrini’ would be another sappy religious movie. I was wrong.
My sense of dread over the film “Cabrini”? It was replaced by respect, even joy.
Posted inArts & Culture, Podcasts
Is ‘Barbie’ a Jesuit allegory? And other questions ahead of the 2024 Oscars
It’s Oscar weekend! On Jesuitical, Zac and Ashley talk to America’s Catholic Movie Club moderator John Dougherty about finding God in all films.
Posted inArts & Culture, Theater
‘Doubt’: A classic Catholic play returns to Broadway
It is only two decades old, but “Doubt” already feels like it’s been with us forever.
Posted inArts & Culture, Film
‘Anatomy of a Fall’ is a whodunit film that is actually not that interested in who did it
“Anatomy of a Fall” suggests that a criminal trial is a game that rewards whoever can tell the best story most convincingly.
Posted inArts & Culture, Catholic Book Club
‘There goes the jugular’: Wilfrid Sheed and the art of literary criticism
Wilfrid Sheed’s books are a delight to read, but his reviews and essays are his true masterpieces.
Posted inArts & Culture, Vantage Point
From 1973: Walker Percy on Wilfrid Sheed
In 1973, the famous novelist (and sometime America book reviewer) Walker Percy offered this long review of Wilfrid Sheed’s ‘People Will Always Be Kind.’