5 Summer Flicks You Won’t Want to Miss
The summer movie season is upon us! Here’s a guide to help you sift through your options when you head to the theater. #1 When…
read moreBeing Human in a Super Hero Movie
Iron Man. Thor. Captain America. Hulk. Black Widow. Did I forget someone? Oh right — Hawkeye. It’s certainly easy to gloss over the Avengers’ sixth…
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Struggling to Make the Slipper Fit: Cinderella and Eating Disorders
There is some part of every little girl that wants to be Cinderella. After all, Cinderella has everything a little girl is supposed to want.…
read moreSelma: A Stations of the Cross for Our Time
We see the face of Dr. Martin Luther King, played by David Oyelowo, in close-up, as he prepares to give his acceptance speech for the…
read moreWild: A Journey Worth Taking
In India, there are men called sadhus, which translates as “good men” or “holy men.” They are commonly recognized by their chalky white faces, the…
read moreThe Spirituality of this Year’s Oscar Noms (2015)
This morning, the 2015 Academy Award nominations were announced. Before the final lap of award season fantasy games and prognosticating commences, we wanted to direct…
read moreWalking the Camino: 500 Miles That Will Change Your Life
I’ve always wanted to go to Europe. However, I never imagined that anything could make me want to walk 500 miles — the entire width…
read moreCaught Off Guard: Thor and Forgiveness?
One of Jesus’ most famous teachings comes to us from Matthew’s Gospel, when Peter questions Jesus about the limits of forgiveness. “Peter … said to…
read moreBeing Jean Valjean in Today’s World
Les Miserables punched me in the gut. It showed the depths of desperation and the most crass and compassionate responses of the human heart. It…
read moreInto the Confessional with Don Jon
In Don Jon, Joseph Gordon-Levitt plays Jon Martello, a New Jersey man dedicated to, as he puts it, “my body, my pad, my ride, my…
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