In ‘We Have Never Been Woke,’ Musa al-Gharbi seeks to untangle competing threads of discourse around identity and social justice.
Stephen G. Adubato
Stephen G. Adubato is a writer and educator based in New York. He is also the host of the Cracks in Postmodernity blog and podcast.
Posted inArts & Culture, Ideas
The Fellini film that scandalized Catholic audiences—and the Jesuits that defended it
Federico Fellini’s “La Dolce Vita” scandalized Italian audiences. But it was a group of Jesuit priests who were determined to offer a more nuanced interpretation of the film.
Posted inArts & Culture, Film
Mothers Cabrini and Seton come to life in two new documentaries
Two new films on the lives of Mother Seton and Mother Cabrini are placing the spotlight on lesser-emphasized aspects of these holy women’s lives.
Posted inFaith, Ideas
Love, Sex and Dorothy Day
Dorothy Day synthesized seemingly contradictory values with insight and nuance. Perhaps the most perplexing of her beliefs were those on sexuality and romantic love.
Posted inFaith, Faith and Reason
Pope Benedict XVI’s Holy Saturday reflections on Nietzsche and the death of God
In Holy Saturday meditations, the late pope engaged postmodern thought in exploring the thorniest of church beliefs.
Posted inArts & Culture, Music
What Mariah Carey’s ‘Butterfly’ has to say to children of divorce
Listening to the album anew, I can see how Carey’s songs shed light on the spiritual and psychological struggles of children of divorce (like Mariah Carey and I).
Posted inArts & Culture, Music
Bad Bunny is a spiritual guide for our postmodern culture
Bad Bunny’s allusions to God, astrology and spiritism speak to young people who find themselves bored with middle-of-the-road secularism.
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Raw, brilliant and prophetic: Lauryn Hill’s MTV Unplugged concert 20 years later
The music industry didn’t know what do with Lauryn Hill’s rare, self-confessing and Christ-centered performance.
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Amy Winehouse and the spirituality of a restless heart
The singer’s pain was rooted in a keen awareness of her heart’s yearning for love and meaning.
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The devotional Catholicism behind Andy Warhol’s postmodern work
A new exhibition reveals a side of Andy Warhol few probably know: his deeply-etched religious faith.