On Sept. 26, Geese released their fourth studio LP, titled “Getting Killed.” It’s a deeply original, funny, jubilant meditation on going out with a bang and a two-step.
Christopher Parker
Christopher Parker is a St. Louis-based journalist and former O'Hare Fellow at America. His work has appeared in the Los Angeles Times, the Berkshire Eagle, the Smithsonian magazine and Notre Dame magazine. He is currently a reporter and digital editor for The Missourian, a newspaper serving Franklin County, Mo.
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Twenty years on, Sufjan Stevens’ ‘Illinois’ is still telling an American story
“Illinois” describes a state and a nation in motion, full of complicated human beings who do bad things and good things.
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Sufjan Stevens released ‘Michigan’ 20 years ago. It still reminds me of home.
The pace at which “Michigan” toggles between gratitude and loss would be jarring, if it weren’t so hauntingly beautiful.
Posted inArts & Culture, Culture
The Grimace Shake Moment of 2023 gave me hope for humanity (and brands)
Twitter has done its best to make me cynical. But every once in a while, there is a Grimace Shake moment.
Posted inFaith, GoodNews
A former convent gives adults with autism an independent living option in New York
Young adults with autism have few places to turn when the services they received as children end. This leads many autistic adults to live at home for years with parents who worry for their children as they age.
Posted inNews Analysis, Politics & Society
Catholic Pride month events face increasing backlash
In recent months, corporations and nonprofit organizations supporting L.G.B.T. Pride events have faced increased scrutiny from some conservative activists. Catholic celebrations aren’t immune.
Posted inFaith, Scripture Reflections
This spring, remember what it’s like to feel joy
A Reflection for the Memorial of St. Justin, martyr, by Christopher Parker
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The Mysterious Catholic Faith of Ron DeSantis
Ron DeSantis was raised Catholic, but he and and his wife, Casey, rarely discuss the particularities of their religious beliefs in public.
Posted inArts & Culture, Television
Hulu’s ‘The Great’ is more than a raunchy farce. Love and mercy reign.
For me, the plot events ahead are secondary to the show’s real strength, the paths that the characters themselves will take.
Posted inFaith, Scripture Reflections
Rooms in God’s house for the people who need them
A Reflection for Friday of the Fourth Week of Easter, by Christopher Parker