The scope of Kennedy’s story possesses a grandeur missing from Washington right now.
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‘Howards End’ is another period drama worth falling for
E. M. Forster’s masterpiece is a state-of-the-nation thesis in the guise of a real estate inheritance plot.
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‘Westworld’: Searching for meaning in a world without consequence
In this world, sin has no repercussions.
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How Sean Bean gets the life of a parish priest right in a new BBC show
Seeing my own priesthood in Sean Bean’s portrayal of one on “Broken.”
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How “The Americans” highlights the dangers of consumerism
I am reluctant to admit this, but a retired K.G.B. spy has emerged as a moral compass for me.
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Why ‘Jesus Christ Superstar’ was live TV at its best
There is simply no ignoring the elemental power of seeing Jesus’ depicted, earnestly and largely reverently, on national TV.
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New ‘Pope’ series on CNN profiles saints and blackguards
The six-part part series, which will play Sunday nights starting March 11, is subdivided into some novel plots of papal territory.
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‘Living Biblically’ on CBS shows audiences how to live out faith in a modern world
“Living Biblically” tells the story of Chip, a husband and expectant father who decides to become a better Catholic by living out his life according to the Bible.
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Television’s best (and worst) attempts to capture our current American moment
Given the moment we are in, you might think a lot of shows on television would be trying to talk about current events or “America” in some way. But in point of fact, there aren’t that many. And even fewer are doing it well. The most recent to enter the ring is “Here and Now,” […]
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Getting Catholicism, the Troubles and 90s nostalgia right in ‘Derry Girls’
The coming-of-age sitcom follows a group of girls as they navigate their way through Catholic high school during the Troubles.