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Arts & Culture Television
February 11, 2022
“The Book of Boba Fett” explored some classic “Star Wars” themes, including idealism and the importance of family, but ultimately veered away from getting too deeply into them.
Arts & Culture Film
February 11, 2022
At a time when our world contends with so many difficult issues, to see Hollywood imagining young people as our saviors raises serious questions.
Arts & Culture Ideas
February 11, 2022
Super Bowl Sunday is an opportunity like no other to get your message out there. So why doesn’t the Catholic Church ever use it?
Arts & Culture Ideas
February 09, 2022
Last week, after over 50 years of this experience, I was finally given a word that captures what I feel when I see any of the many Laughing Jesus paintings: Cringe.
Cast members of “All Creatures Great and Small”: Siegfreid Farnon (Samuel West), James Herriot (Nicholas Ralph) & Tristan Farnon (Callum Woodhouse). Backrow: Helen Alderson (Rachel Shenton) & Mrs Hall (Anna Madeley) (PBS Masterpiece)
Arts & Culture Ideas
February 04, 2022
I wonder at the rage we seem to have at the ready when it comes to our favorite pieces of pop culture.
A graphic with two paper silhouettes of heads facing each other, one with a gear inside and the other with a heart.
Faith Faith in Focus
February 04, 2022
Is the church really interested in listening and learning from former Catholics? Or is it only “listening” to get them to come back to Catholicism?
Politics & Society Short Take
February 03, 2022
It is horrifying to think that some people would believe we are living in a simulation. But even more horrifying is the reality that we all actually spend most of our lives behaving like we are.
Faith Short Take
January 26, 2022
Screaming as a form of therapy is not something you hear about much anymore. But I wonder if it is not a practice we should be encouraging in our faith communities. 
Jenny Alderson (Imogen Clawson), Scruff, Jenny’s dog, and James Herriot (Nicholas Ralph) in “All Things Great and Small” (photo: Playground Television Ltd.)
Arts & Culture Television
January 21, 2022
Truly, at times watching “All Creatures Great and Small” is like visiting Disneyland and thinking Anaheim is amazing when three blocks away families are living in their cars.
Arts & Culture Ideas
January 18, 2022
The New York Times said that “Wordle is a love story.” In a way, isn’t every online bit and bob that we delight in a love story?