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Podcast: The classics don’t belong to white people.
Stepping outside of our own particular worldview to encounter another person’s story can be scary—but the classics can help.
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Can Catholics be honest about the sins of their saints?
What happens when a saint or hero is found to have acted contrary to the gospel? Gloria Purvis speaks with Dawn Goldstein about the antisemitism of Catholic luminary G. K. Chesterton.
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I lost a boyfriend, a dog and my grandfather—all in the span of two months. Here’s how I learned to grieve.
My grief did not unfold neatly or in any predictable way as the “stages of grief” might suggest.
Posted inArts & Culture, Ideas
Dear Barack and Bruce: I’m a fan. But your new podcast is cringeworthy.
The new podcast by Bruce Springsteen and Barack Obama seemed like it would be a compelling listening experience…but instead “Renegades” is often a squirmy mess.
Posted inArts & Culture, Television
Netflix’s ‘The Midnight Gospel’ on the trap of spiritual materialism
I was caught off guard by the show’s artistic experimentation, nuanced spiritual message and deeply moving season finale.
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WNYC’s ‘10 Things That Scare Me’ shows how sharing our fears can bring us closer together
At times “10 Things” feels like being witness to little acts of self-liberation.