by Sean Barry, SJ | Mar 14, 2023 | Film, Pop Culture ~ Approx. 5 mins
The life of Elvis Presley is complicated and bittersweet. It hit soaring heights and crushing lows. Elvis, the 2022 biopic on his life, tells the legendary musician’s story from the view of his former manager, Colonel Tom Parker. The film doesn’t shy away from the...
by Sean Barry, SJ | Nov 28, 2022 | Film, Pop Culture ~ Approx. 4 mins
[Warning: This article contains spoilers for Black Panther: Wakanda Forever] How do we deal with grief, with pain and loss? These questions linger in the background throughout the entire film Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, Marvel’s latest superhero movie. Most fans...
by Aric Serrano, SJ | Oct 13, 2022 | Music, Pop Culture, Prayers ~ Approx. 2min
Restlessness is a gift, a gift I feel throughout the day. I feel it when I finish a season of the Great British Bake Off and want more; I feel it as I wonder what future ministries I will do after ordination, whether it will be working in a parish, a school, or with...
by Noah Banasiewicz, SJ | Sep 12, 2022 | Pop Culture, TV ~ Approx. 5 mins
I was rather late in joining the Ted Lasso bandwagon. Living in this Golden Age of television, when Ted Lasso came out, I brushed it off as a little comedy I would eventually get to. My slate of shows was already too full with heavier, darker shows like Ozark and The...
by Mike Martinez, SJ | Aug 31, 2022 | Jesuit 101, Music, Pop Culture, Religious Life, Series ~ Approx. 3 mins
I’ve come to see that all of my temptations come from living one subtle lie: God might not be enough for me.1 My lifelong vows of poverty, chastity and obedience are nothing short of a constant reminder to myself and to the world that God is always enough.2 I did not...