In the wake of Vatican II, the teaching nuns of a convent find their way of life being jettisoned by a revenue-challenged church.
Music
Posted inArts & Culture, Music
Arcade Fire looks for God in a material world.
A tension between materialism and a yearning for greater meaning runs throughout the band’s new album.
Posted inFaith, Generation Faith
Finding God in song (and breakdancing) at the Steubenville Youth Conferences
Maybe you heard about the breakdancing priests. Seeing the video sparked memories of my own experiences at Steubenville.
Posted inArts & Culture, Music
Why does U2 irk so many people? A look at their struggle for pop hits and social justice
Is it possible to seek total global pop domination and to remain somehow soulful, sane and socially righteous?
Posted inFaith, Faith in Focus
Should we sing patriotic songs at Mass? Probably not.
At a Fourth of July parade, I’m happy to sing to my country. At the Mass, I’d rather sing to my Savior.
Posted inArts & Culture, Music
What theologians and environmentalists can learn from Sufjan Stevens
The texture and variety of Stevens’s new album creates liminal spaces between the sacred and the profane.
Posted inArts & Culture, Music
The Prayers of Chris Cornell
So many of Cornell’s songs are filled with Christological and sacramental imagery.
Posted inArts & Culture, Ideas
Harry Styles belongs in the modern rock canon. There, I said it.
Harry Styles’ first solo album, “Harry Styles,” has a ‘70s, tender space-rock feel, but with enough of its own vibe that it can stand on its own alongside contemporary guardians of rock.
Posted inFaith, Jesuitical
From Elvis to Queen Bey, Finding God in All Tunes
One of the surest signs that someone is a product of Jesuit education is their frequent use of the phrase “Finding God in all things.” Aside from being fodder for tattoos and Twitter bios, it’s a powerful idea that often sparks an exploration into realms of pop culture that often are considered…surprising. This week we […]
Posted inFaith, The Good Word
How do you recognize the voice of Christ? It’s all in ‘The Shoop Shoop Song.’
“It’s in his kiss.” A kiss takes two. When you see how different the other is and yet are drawn in, Christ is calling.