Superheroes, ‘Inhumans,’ & Humanity
Published Sep 14, 2017 in Film, Pop Culture ~ Approx 3 mins
Could superheroes, mutants, inhumans teach us about humanity? Colten Biro, SJ, reviews Marvel’s Inhumans and finds deeply human tensions.
Taylor Swift: DON’T ‘Shake It Off’
Published Aug 20, 2017 in In the News, Justice, Music, Pop Culture, Uncategorized ~ Approx 4 mins
Should we accept a world where the victim is the one on trial? Taylor Swift didn’t.
Making Mountains
Published Aug 16, 2017 in Blogs, Creation, Spirituality ~ Approx 4 mins
Hills? Mountains? Or maybe something bigger? Colten Biro, SJ, reflects on a hike against his own stubbornness.
Millennial Wanderlust & the Pilgrim Saint
Published Jul 30, 2017 in Spirituality, Uncategorized ~ Approx 4 mins
Does Ignatius matter? … Colten Biro, SJ, wonders whether Ignatius might have a cure for our modern wanderlust.
The Millennial Spider-Man
Published Jul 20, 2017 in Film ~ Approx 4 mins
A Spider-Man who texts, tweets, and YouTubes? Colten Biro, SJ, wonders whether this Spider-Man is our first millennial superhero.
Permission to Laugh, Land, & Live
Published Jul 12, 2017 in Blogs, Spirituality ~ Approx 4 mins
What do we do with the takeoffs and landings of stress in our lives? Colten Biro, SJ, looks back at a recent flight and the example of children.
The Pen is Mightier … Than the Text?
Published Jun 27, 2017 in Pop Culture ~ Approx 3 mins
With the decline of cursive, does handwriting even matter? Colten Biro, S.J., wonders.
Wonder Woman: A Story of Female Bondage or Liberation?
Published Jun 9, 2017 in Film, Pop Culture ~ Approx 9 mins
Colten Biro, S.J., traces Wonder Woman’s liberating journey from a Harvard-educated professor’s fetish to Gal Gadot
I Go Back There Often
Published Jun 7, 2017 in Blogs, Spirituality ~ Approx 4 mins
Looking out on a familiar scene, Colten Biro, SJ savors those memories that take us back.
Emma Watson, ‘The Circle,’ and Satire Gone Awry
Published May 8, 2017 in Film, Pop Culture, Science & Technology ~ Approx 4 mins
Four years ago, Dave Egger’s novel showed us what oppressive technology can do to our privacy. This year’s film adaptation offers a solution, equal parts implausible and troubling.