Was there ever a scholar of more varied interests and fields of expertise than C. J. McNaspy, S.J.?
Arts & Culture
Posted inArts & Culture, Film
In ‘The Zone of Interest,’ a Nazi family is blind to the evil next door
“The Zone of Interest” is a surrealistic depiction of a Nazi family at peace with their sins.
Posted inArts & Culture, Film
‘Klaus’ removes (most of) the magic of Santa Claus. But it replaces it with something even better.
In “Klaus,” the Santa legend grows from a simple act of kindness
Posted inArts & Culture, Television
Andre Braugher played the best Catholic character on TV
Frank Pembleton, Andre Braugher’s character on “Homicide: Life on the Street,” embodied the struggle to reconcile faith and intellect. Of course—he was educated by the Jesuits.
Posted inArts & Culture, Poetry
Abyssfishing
my shiver-feathered
fly like prayer
arcing sinking
through the air
Posted inArts & Culture, Poetry
The Grail Quest
May the poem, grasped and penned, be the Grail
sustaining hearts healed for a spell
Posted inArts & Culture, Books
Review: Treating the spiritual life like an adventure
In ‘Seeing With the Heart,’ Kevin O’Brien, S.J., provides a reflective pause to holistically look at our lives, with all of their twists and turns of grace and challenge, and consider how we are living in relationship to ourselves, others and the divine.
Posted inArts & Culture, Books
Review: At court and in the convent
Bronwen McShea’s recent book La Duchesse chronicles the life of Marie de Vignerot, the niece, protégé and heiress of Cardinal Richelieu.
Posted inArts & Culture, Books
Review: The art of Jesuit mapmaking
Mirela Altic’s ‘Encounters in the New World’ tells the story of Jesuit cartography during the Age of Exploration—when Jesuit missionaries played a crucial role as conduits among cultures, becoming bridges that allowed knowledge to flow between Europeans and Indigenous Americans.
Posted inArts & Culture, Books
Review: Sometimes bigger is better.
In his new book, ‘Small Isn’t Beautiful: The Case Against Localism,’ Trevor Latimer argues that localist policies often do not achieve what their proponents intend.