For playwrights, family dramas are never just about families.
Arts & Culture
Posted inArts & Culture, Theater
Brian Friel’s ‘Translations’ explores the sacred act of naming in colonized Ireland
In “Translations,” Brian Friel’s theatrical masterpiece grapples with how naming affects cultures, identities, relationships and more; something already familiar with the Catholic church.
Posted inArts & Culture, Film
Timothée Chalamet is a milquetoast Christ in ‘Wonka’
How did this Wonka, unfazed and insisting that salvation is at hand, become the jaded, suspicious entity we know he will become?
Posted inArts & Culture, Catholic Book Club
Jesuit George Dunne loved a good fight—and hated injustice
George Dunne, S.J., never backed down from a fight or a perceived injustice in a long career as a priest, academic and activist.
Posted inArts & Culture, Film
‘A Still Small Voice’: New documentary explores the intimate, messy work of hospital chaplains
“A Still Small Voice” provides clear-eyed glimpses into the thorny work and religious versatility required of chaplaincy.
Posted inArts & Culture, Catholic Book Club
C. S. Lewis wasn’t a writer of fantasy. He was a teller of hard truths.
C. S. Lewis was gifted with an expansive imagination—but much of his spiritual writing doesn’t flinch from the hard realities of life.
Posted inArts & Culture, Ideas
The beauty and pain of being a ‘Nutcracker’ ballerina
How can ballet, an art form that is so physically and emotionally demanding, enliven women with God’s glory?
Posted inArts & Culture, Interviews
The Odyssey’s first woman translator on war, religion and why Homer still matters
An interview with Emily Wilson discusses the importance of the ‘Iliad’ to both young and old readers, its relationship with faith and what lessons we can glean about essential human nature from such an ancient text.
Posted inArts & Culture, Catholic Movie Club
‘Tokyo Godfathers’ is a gritty anime Christmas film with a heartwarming message
Released in 2003, “Tokyo Godfathers” is definitely the most unconventional Christmas movie I’m covering this month.
Posted inArts & Culture, Film
‘The Boys in the Boat’ shows the possibility of miracles on the water
George Clooney‘s newest directorial work, “The Boys in the Boat,” may not be an overtly Christmas movie, but its themes of hope, togetherness and love fit right in with its Dec. 25 release date.