Don't See Joker
Is the Clown Prince of Crime anything special without his heroic nemesis? No. It’s exciting to see the Joker onscreen because of the...
Nuns, Babies, and How We Uphold Each Other
The easiest way to illustrate how family life is bolstered by vowed religious is to point to how so many consecrated people serve the...
Tolkien's Never-Ending Quest
"The red jumps off the page. You’re in the middle of a letter from Father Christmas to the Tolkien children, when all of a sudden, there...
Teaching Freedom of Faith to a New Generation
I cover the upcoming Faith and Liberty Discovery Center, and its mission to revive appreciation for religious liberty. "Local Projects, a...
New Year’s Eve? Or New Year’s with the New Eve?
I wrote this piece last year for New Year's Eve/The Feast of Mary, Mother of God. It wasn't published, so I'm putting it up this year on...
Stan Lee's Saints and Superheroes
I reflect on Stan Lee's life and legacy at First Things: "It was impossible not to look up to Stan Lee if you were a nerdy kid (like me)...
Run Toward Holiness
"In 1976, a Guinean priest named Robert Sarah was made rector of John XXIII Minor Seminary in Conakry, Guinea. The previous leadership of...
"First Reformed" Preaches the Bad News
"There’s a kernel of an interesting religious film in First Reformed, the new arthouse release from writer-director Paul Schrader...
Learning to See America
I discuss teaching U.S. history through primary sources at Great Hearts schools: "As for the particular question of teaching American...
Terraforming Ourselves
I review Science Fiction: A Literary History: "[W]hat becomes clear from a survey of science fiction’s history is that, if there’s one...
