Marshall McLuhan’s media theories proved prophetic for the age of mass communications—and his religious beliefs played a role in his theories.
Arts & Culture
Posted inArts & Culture, Books
Review: The sexual revolution has hurt both men and women. Where do we go from here?
Louise Perry’s argument against the sexual revolution raises a difficult question for readers: Given the fraught situation in which the sexual revolution has left many women and men, where do we go from here?
Posted inArts & Culture, GoodNews
Jesuit-educated star quarterback Caleb Williams wins Heisman Trophy
“We love Caleb!” a group of purple-clad Gonzaga students chanted during a Heisman Trophy watch party at the Jesuit boys’ high school.
Posted inArts & Culture, Catholic Book Club
Colm Tóibín’s new collection explores growing up gay in Ireland, surviving cancer and the Irish’s love/hate relationship with the Catholic Church
Fans of Colm Tóibín will no doubt be pleased at the news that he has a new book of essays coming out.
Posted inArts & Culture, Books
Revisiting the magic and mystery of Thomas Mann
A look back at Thomas Mann’s ‘Reflections of a Nonpolitical Man’ and ‘The Magic Mountain’ reveals an author perpetually in exile—literally and figuratively.
Posted inArts & Culture, Film
Netflix’s ‘The Swimmers’ is a true story of refugee sisters—with more than one hero
“The Swimmers” follows the now-famous story of the Mardini sisters, competitive swimmers who escaped the war in Syria in 2015, crossing the sea from Turkey to Greece on a rubber dinghy.
Posted inArts & Culture, Music
Two versions of Canada’s oldest Christmas carol tell very different stories about the Nativity—and Indigenous people
Jesuit missionary Jacques de Brébeuf worked with the Indigenous Huron people for years and wanted to give the people a carol of their own, in their own language.
Posted inArts & Culture, Theater
A new ballet stars differently abled performers. What could it teach the church about inclusion?
“The Church could welcome more artists by creating more events to showcase the talents within their parishes and to foster artist/patron relationships.”
Posted inArts & Culture, Books
Pietro Di Donato’s ‘The Penitent’ tells the story of Maria Goretti’s tragic death from her perspective—and her murderer’s
Pietro Di Donato wrote ‘The Penitent’ because he thought it to be a profoundly human story—though both the murderer and the victim became larger than life in reality.
Posted inArts & Culture, Podcasts
Podcast: Matt Maher on ‘The Chosen,’ anxiety, racial justice and his new album
This week on Jesuitical, Ashley and Zac are joined by Matt Maher. Matt is a nine-time-GRAMMY nominee and three-time-GMA Dove Award winning musician. His latest album is “The Stories I Tell Myself.”