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“Wild, Wild Country” raises serious questions about modern religious life
Sometimes the best way to understand a phenomenon is to look at its parody.
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Chris Rock’s new Netflix special is must-see TV for couples
“Tambourine” should be mandatory viewing in all diocesan Pre-Cana programs.
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Review: “Little Women” revitalizes a classic for a new generation
The journey of growing in virtue need be neither boring nor sentimental, but ever fresh and unexpected.
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Why “Dear White People” is our best look at racial politics on U.S. campuses
“Dear White People” gets into the nitty-gritty of campus life, where students’ politics must coexist with their personal relationships, and sacred principles must endure alongside collegiate stupidity.
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Now on Netflix: The heroic journey of Bobby Kennedy
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.