Voices
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.
Arts & CultureIdeas
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.
Arts & CultureFilm
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.
FaithIdeas
Dorothy Day synthesized seemingly contradictory values with insight and nuance. Perhaps the most perplexing of her beliefs were those on sexuality and romantic love.
FaithFaith and Reason
In Holy Saturday meditations, the late pope engaged postmodern thought in exploring the thorniest of church beliefs.
Arts & CultureMusic
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).
Arts & CultureMusic
Bad Bunny’s allusions to God, astrology and spiritism speak to young people who find themselves bored with middle-of-the-road secularism.
Arts & CultureIdeas
The music industry didn’t know what do with Lauryn Hill’s rare, self-confessing and Christ-centered performance.
Arts & CultureIdeas
The singer’s pain was rooted in a keen awareness of her heart’s yearning for love and meaning.
Arts & CultureIdeas
A new exhibition reveals a side of Andy Warhol few probably know: his deeply-etched religious faith.
Politics & SocietyDispatches
Criminals “are not dangerous people. They are only people who are not sufficiently loved.”