You know how parents claim they could never truly understand X, Y, or Z until they had children of their own? I’ve always hated that. Given that my husband and...
TV and film
Heading in to watch the documentary He Named Me Malala, I expected to be moved. After all, what isn’t moving about Malala Yousafzai’s life story? Recruited at...
Spotlight (Open Road Films, 2015) Directed by Tom McCarthy Catholic audiences are all too familiar with the premise of the film Spotlight: Reporting by the...
A couple of years ago, Washington Post religion writer Michelle Boorstein wondered, “Is Jim Gaffigan technically employed by the Roman Catholic Church?” Her...
The Wolfpack Directed by Crystal Moselle (Kotva Films, 2015) After watching Star Wars as kids, no wrapping paper roll in my house was safe; my brothers and I...
This summer, comedy fans were promised that Amy Schumer plus Judd Apatow would equal comedy gold. Schumer’s Comedy Central sketch show Inside Amy Schumer has...
The premise of Pixar’s latest film Inside Out is fascinating: Eleven-year-old Riley moves from ice hockey-loving Minnesota to broccoli pizza-loving San...
Recently, my family and closest friends gathered for my son’s baptism. We were joined by our larger church community, people we’re connected to in varying...
Love and Mercy Directed by Bill Pohlad (River Road Entertainment/Battle Mountain Films, 2015) Brian Wilson was a gifted yet troubled songwriter. In Love and...
In 1996, David Lipsky wanted what David Foster Wallace had, what any serious writer would want. Lipsky says as much, both in the pages of the book on which The...
