I know what you’re thinking. Joseph Ratzinger would have made an amazing host of “Jeopardy!” I don’t disagree.
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‘Loki’ and St. Ignatius both teach us: Following God’s plan doesn’t mean we won’t make mistakes
The theme of “not measuring up” is a major component of Marvel’s latest Disney+ series, “Loki.”
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‘Father Ted’ poked fun at Catholic Ireland, but only an audience steeped in faith would appreciate it
“Father Ted” can be seen as both a relic of an Irish moment and a humorous, but serious, argument against the confessional state.
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Dear Conan O’Brien: Late night television didn’t deserve you.
Conan never did quite fit in, and I mean that in the best possible way.
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‘The Chosen’ is the Jesus TV show your very Catholic aunt keeps telling you to watch. And you should.
The show’s most important feature is that it portrays the characters as human—especially Jesus.
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The Catholic Women Who Write Your Favorite TV Shows
“My hope is that the church can use the immense power of its storytelling to move toward more compassion, more kindness.”
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‘Friends’ was the escapist sitcom you weren’t embarrassed to love
“The Reunion’’ shows “Friends” for the fantasy that it always was, while at the same time showing what sustained and continues to sustain that fantasy: the shared affection, admiration and respect of six very talented actors.
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From 1994: Father James Martin reviews a new little show called ‘Friends.’
James Martin S.J.’s 1994 review of ‘Friends,’ published when it first aired.
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Amazon’s ‘Underground Railroad’ teaches the Black history we do not know well enough
The series executes a breathtaking high-wire act, threading speculative fiction a history most of us still do not know well enough.
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Too many Americans are forgotten or misunderstood. ‘Our Towns’ tries to change that.
“People’s lives are complicated every place you look, and just as complicated as your own life is,” says author and director James Fallows.