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The Spiritual Stakes of The Rings of Power
It is too soon to tell if Amazon’s The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power will be a satisfying season of television. From the two episodes that...
Viking Vengeance in The Northman
What would happen if a Viking skald were armed with a modern Hollywood budget and set loose to create a film? Probably something quite like The Northman, an epic...
Batman Beyond Vengeance
Matt Reeves’s The Batman, the latest cinematic exploration of Gotham City’s Dark Knight, is about a Batman who re-examines his mission. The movie emphasizes Batman’s skills as a detective,...
Black Widow and the Bonds of Family
The latest big-screen Marvel movie is about family versus the totalizing demands of a society that sees fertility and parenthood as an inconvenience. Black Widow focuses on super-spy Natasha...
Star Wars Goes Out With a Whimper
I am sorry to report that The Rise of Skywalker, finale to the Star Wars sequel trilogy and conclusion to the nine-part “Skywalker Saga,” is not good. It does...
Superheroes and Saints
Face front, true believers. Last week the world lost one of the few household names among the ranks of comic book creators: Stan Lee, prolific Marvel Comics writer and...
Making Better Men
When I was growing up, my father was my primary model of what a man should be. He was always ready to roughhouse with me and my brothers, but...
Trump’s Revolt Against Vows
In preparation for marriage, I have been reading Fulton Sheen’s classic Three To Get Married, which interweaves meditations on matrimony, fatherhood, and motherhood with sophisticated Trinitarian theology. In a chapter titled...
The Moral Heart of Hamilton
After more than a year on Broadway, a hip-hop musical about Treasury Secretary Alexander Hamilton shows no signs of slowing down—it enjoys popular clout and critical acclaim on an...
Sins of Their Fathers
Films with a theological bent never get far from the oldest question of theodicy: Why does a loving God allow his children to suffer? It’s the rare film that...
Hot Takes and Viral Hits for Your Hip Christian Women’s Magazine
Eggs Benedict Option: Saving Western Civilization over Brunch Ten Espadrilles That Scream Gender Realism Five Must-Have Accessories that Unlock your Feminine Genius Get Diotima’s Smoky Egyptian Eyes With These...
Falstaff the Prophet
His face boasts a geological set of wrinkles, which fold seismically with each witticism or bold-faced lie he speaks. His body is impossible, too fat for any man to...
Don’t Kill the Moon
The long-running British sci-fi staple Doctor Who has quietly become one of the most pro-life shows on television. Under the tenure of showrunner Steven Moffat, there has been a strong pro-life...
