Dante’s great insight in “Inferno” is that ultimately the only way out of hell is going through it, by confronting what we see there and what we feel.

A reflection for the Friday of the Thirteenth Week in Ordinary Time, by Jim McDermott, S.J.

Kate Bush’s 1985 hit “Running Up that Hill” has exploded across pop culture. But it's more than just the song in “Stranger Things.” It’s also deeply religious.

The introduction of more people of color and women to the ‘Star Wars’ series is a correction of an error, not an error in itself.

The demise of a browser seems meaningful, even if that browser was terrible.

These hearings are an attempt to reassure us all that the American story we were taught as kids is not some fairytale that adults told us to help us sleep or to make us easier to manipulate.

Recently, we’ve been hearing about the “great replacement” theory. The Society of Jesus has been the subject of conspiracies of its own. Within the absurdity of it all, there are lessons to be learned.

“Morbius,” starring Jared Leto as a vampire in some kind of Spider-Man universe, tanked at the box office. But fans continue to celebrate this very silly film—and we can all learn from that.

Is it in keeping with our faith to believe it is possible that those who have died may be able to help us? Absolutely.

“In the Living Waters” speaks directly to anyone who finds themselves suffering, ashamed or alone, and it describes a God waiting to welcome them.