Forgiveness and the need to be forgiven are prominent themes in “The Bear,“ the Emmy-Award-winning show starring Jeremy Allen White.

The problem is not that TikTok users feel disappointed about the potential loss of an entertaining social platform; it is that many young people see a ban on TikTok as the end of, or at least a major disruption to, their social life. 

A Reflection for the Feast of St. Lawrence, Deacon and Martyr, by Brigid McCabe

A Reflection for the Feast of St. James, Apostle, by Brigid McCabe

Greta Gerwig has made a movie as layered and paradoxical as the reputation of Barbie itself.

“The Bear” appears as a series about cooking and restaurant ownership, but really it is a show about grief, growth and community. The power of its Catholic allusions lies within both their cultural depth and their symbolic weight.

We as audiences might not have the power to shape the actions of those we admire. But we do have the capacity to demand more from their attempts to address their shortcomings publicly.

A Reflection for Wednesday of the Fourteenth Week in Ordinary Time, by Brigid McCabe

Mary Stommes, who marked her last day as editor of monthly publication Give Us This Day on June 29, discusses her journey with Liturgical Press and the significance of daily prayer.

In "Stick Season," folk sensation Noah Kahan delves deep into the broody, moody waters of young adulthood in the American Northeast.