Shane Gillis performs at Madison Square Garden during Dave Chappelle's 50th birthday celebration shows on Tuesday, Aug. 22, 2023, in New York. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP)

Comedian Shane Gillis doesn’t make a good first impression. But it’s worth sticking around.

by Jake Martin February 9, 2024

An audience may not realize that Gillis has something substantive to say about American society, because they are also squirming so much

Arts & Culture, Ideas

The beauty and pain of being a ‘Nutcracker’ ballerina

by Christine Lenahan December 22, 2023

How can ballet, an art form that is so physically and emotionally demanding, enliven women with God’s glory?

Arts & Culture, Ideas

Lights, camera, Amen: the love-hate relationship between the Catholic Church and Hollywood

by Michael O’Brien December 6, 2023January 11, 2026

Should a Catholic Church ever be a movie set? From our most iconic movies to some regrettable music videos, it’s a question that has been asked many times and answered in different ways.

Arts & Culture, Ideas

Can discernment be trendy? I tried ‘a workout for the soul’ to find out

by Christine Lenahan November 22, 2023

Peoplehood is a wellness studio in New York City that provides daily reflection sessions. I tried a “gather” to see if it is worth the hype (and the price tag).

Arts & Culture, Ideas

A Jesuit Thanksgiving football tradition turns 100

by Michael O’Brien November 22, 2023

On Nov. 23, the Fordham Prep Rams and the Xavier Knights will meet on Thanksgiving Day for the 100th time, a landmark matchup for the fourth-oldest high school football rivalry in American history.

Arts & Culture, Ideas

Playing and praying: Behind the scenes with 2 Jesuit college basketball chaplains

by Michael O’Brien November 10, 2023

Behind the scenes of college basketball are the chaplains who offer spiritual support, prayer and wisdom, including the chaplains at nationally-ranked Marquette and Gonzaga.

Firefighters stand on a Kamloops Fire Rescue truck at a wildfire near Fort St. John, British Columbia, May 14, 2023. Wildfires have always occurred, but experts say the warming climate is increasing their severity. (OSV News photo/Kamloops Fire Rescue handout via Reuters)

Ideas, Politics & Society

Reading C. S. Lewis during the climate crisis

by Stephen McNulty October 19, 2023

In “The Great Divorce,” C.S. Lewis paints a rich, multifaceted picture of the afterlife, one that could teach Christians quite a bit about life on Earth today.