“Nothing Sacred” is the rare television show that deals with American Catholicism in an intelligent, adult manner.
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Revisiting ‘Nothing Sacred’ : A show about gritty parish life we could use today
The television series about an urban Catholic church was groundbreaking, and there has been nothing like it since.
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WNYC’s ‘10 Things That Scare Me’ shows how sharing our fears can bring us closer together
At times “10 Things” feels like being witness to little acts of self-liberation.
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What does Bernie Sanders’ win say about the future of capitalism?
Our youngest cohort of voters is opting for a radical political departure because they have seen the future we have imagined for them, and have found it wanting.
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A tour through Pope Francis’ Buenos Aires
A visit to the pope’s old haunts.
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The Top 10 Pop Culture Events of the Decade
How can it be that the finale of “Lost,” the introduction of the iPad and “Bridesmaids” all happened within the last 10 years?
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Meet the monks who brew the only Trappist beer in America
A Trappist monastery in Massachusetts revives a centuries-old brewing tradition.
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Review: ‘Dickinson’ struggles to transform a poet into feminist warrior
The new show subverts the traditional Dickinson iconography, but also takes away the best part of her.
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Meet the Twitter account promoting the Gospel, one tweet at a time
JesusOfNaz316 mixes brief prayers with light humor and punchy political jeremiads.
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It’s time to do away with the idea of ‘parenting’
I do not mean that we need to stop having children. I mean that we need to stop engaging in the practices that have coincided with the widespread usage of “parent” as a verb.