Social justice scandals play out in Netflix’s newest hit “The Chair”, echoing college campuses across the country. The show’s empathy is remarkable, but as a recent graduate, some scenes hit too close to home.
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Five Pieces of Pop Culture that Wrestled with 9/11
Many of the stories that came out of 9/11, tales of grief and rage, sin and freedom, seem relevant once again.
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Most prison shows present problems for Catholics. But ‘Time’ defies the stereotypes of the genre.
The show presents a radical, eminently Catholic conviction: that men and women in jail are not “convicts,” but human beings on the same journey of sin, mercy and redemption.
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‘The White Lotus’ reveals the spiritual sickness of rich white people
The show’s true subject is nothing less than spiritual sickness, fueled by the existential dread of folks with no material wants who nevertheless don’t know what to do with their lives or how to spend them happily with each other.
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‘The Chosen’ dares to imagine stories about Jesus and the disciples that aren’t in the Gospels. It’s a revelation.
Jonathan Roumie’s Jesus has fearsome power to open the Scriptures to us and the women and men who follow him are people in whom we can find traces of ourselves. It helps me love the Lord like I never have before.
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‘Loki’ and St. Ignatius both teach us: Following God’s plan doesn’t mean we won’t make mistakes
The theme of “not measuring up” is a major component of Marvel’s latest Disney+ series, “Loki.”
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‘Father Ted’ poked fun at Catholic Ireland, but only an audience steeped in faith would appreciate it
“Father Ted” can be seen as both a relic of an Irish moment and a humorous, but serious, argument against the confessional state.
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Dear Conan O’Brien: Late night television didn’t deserve you.
Conan never did quite fit in, and I mean that in the best possible way.
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‘The Chosen’ is the Jesus TV show your very Catholic aunt keeps telling you to watch. And you should.
The show’s most important feature is that it portrays the characters as human—especially Jesus.
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‘Friends’ was the escapist sitcom you weren’t embarrassed to love
“The Reunion’’ shows “Friends” for the fantasy that it always was, while at the same time showing what sustained and continues to sustain that fantasy: the shared affection, admiration and respect of six very talented actors.