American pop star Sabrina Carpenter filmed her most recent music video in a Catholic church, but Catholic iconography has long been the basis for pop songs with sexual themes and erotic imagery.
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Playing and praying: Behind the scenes with 2 Jesuit college basketball chaplains
Behind the scenes of college basketball are the chaplains who offer spiritual support, prayer and wisdom, including the chaplains at nationally-ranked Marquette and Gonzaga.
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Catholic Movie Club: ‘Lilies of the Field’ reveals what happens when God forces us to change our plans
God can be a real pain. I think Homer Smith, the protagonist of “Lilies of the Field” would agree.
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Tiny faith stories: ‘May we all get second chances’
In these (very) short essays, readers describe the ways in which they encountered God. The Lord can be present even in people or situations we least expect.
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RIP Philip Endean, a Jesuit scholar who taught us to hold spirituality and theology together
The British Jesuit Philip Endean showed how Karl Rahner’s theology had deep roots in his experience of the Spiritual Exercises.
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In ‘1989 (Taylor’s Version),’ Taylor Swift reckons with her (and your) past self
With her release of the album “1989 (Taylor’s Version)”, Taylor Swift revisits the recording that transformed her from a star into a supernova, reflecting with joyful grace on the woman she was still becoming.
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The Sanctity of Being Alone
The Lord God said it is not good for man to be alone—uh, except for when it is.
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Keeping an eye on the devil: How should today’s Catholics think about the prince of darkness?
Pope Francis has spoken regularly about the devil and has reminded us that the devil is not simply a pop-culture trope.
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It’s not you, it’s your résumé: The League is a dating app for the elite
The League is a dating app that operates on exclusivity and ambition. Has it changed the world of online dating?
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The Synod on Synodality doesn’t take away papal authority. But it includes the entire people of God.
As delegates prepare to gather in Rome for the Synod on Synodality, is clear that in the present moment, Pope Francis is calling us to be a truly listening church—a church of discernment.