Despite its apparent irreverence, the Maradonian Church mimics Catholic structures and echoes the Ignatian intention of finding God in all things.
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The good theology in ‘Good Omens’
The central religious message of “Good Omens” is a lighthearted critique of Christians who claim faith in a providential God, a God with a plan, but whose plan is utterly incomprehensible.
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‘Succession’ and why we’re fascinated with horrible men
A story about a patriarch who keeps humiliating his children.
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‘American Factory’ review: Made in America (by the Chinese)
The Netflix film offers a stunning degree of intimacy through the startup of a factory once run by General Motors.
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A course on ‘The Good Place’ brings show’s creator Michael Schur to Notre Dame
“The Good Class” is a unique hybrid course of philosophy and film studies at the University of Notre Dame.
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A skeptic and a believer team up on CBS’ ‘Evil’
It is a great set up for a television series—and yes, the comparisons to Scully and Mulder are warranted.
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Netflix’s ‘Mindhunter’ explores the monsters within us
The second season of the F.B.I. serial killer show confronts the brutality of human existence.
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50 years of ‘Sesame Street’: What the show’s history can teach us about evangelization
The history of “Sesame Street” offers some helpful lessons to anyone trying to spread a message of hope in an all-too-divided world.
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A new puppet film tells the story of Puerto Rico, after Hurricane Maria
“Yo Soy Taino” offers a brief and necessary look into the complicated history between the United States and Puerto Rico.
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‘Veronica Mars’ shows us the darkness of the world around us
Like many noirs, “Veronica Mars” toes the line between exploring shades of moral nuance and capitulating to the inevitability of nihilism.