Writing
Film & Culture
Catholic Movie Club: Biweekly column at America Magazine, the Jesuit Review of Faith & Culture. Some highlights:
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The Social Network and Magnifica Humanitas: Warnings against progress at the expense of our humanity
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One Battle After Another and fighting for the kingdom still to come
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Close Encounters of the Third Time: St. Paul on the road to Damascus - but make it sci-fi
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Recent Reviews
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Features
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When Catholics Controlled Hollywood (America Magazine)​
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The Rise and Fall of Catholic Wins at the Oscars (America Magazine)
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Catholic Movie Club: 9 Movies to Watch for Pride Month (America Magazine)​
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Hayao Miyazaki’s films teach an essential lesson: Give the world something beautiful (America Magazine)
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Why Sherlock Holmes is my Ignatian hero (Jesuits.org)​
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Disney's "So Weird": faith, sacrifice, and the paranormal (America Magazine)
Interviews & Profiles
Knives Out director Rian Johnson on the Catholic inspiration for Wake Up Dead Man (America Magazine)​
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It Turns Out That Acting Skills Are Pretty Handy in Ministry (Jesuits of Canada)
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From Lone Wolf to Shepherd: Fr. John Sullivan's Journey of Community and Service (Jesuits of Canada)
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The desire to be an instrument of God's peace: a profile of Bryan Manning, SJ (Jesuits of Canada)
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Learn, lead, serve, and educate: Loyola alumni dedicate themselves to Jesuit education (Loyola Magazine)​
Spirituality
How Ignatian Contemplation Can Help You Write Better Characters (Jesuit Media Lab)
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Six Films Ignatius Might’ve Loved: Why These Movies Help in Discernment (Jesuit Media Lab)
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Yes, Catholicism can be weird -- maybe that's the best part? (Grotto Network)
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Heroes of the Ignatian Tradition: Alphonsus Rodriguez (Jesuits.org Advent 2022 Series)
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Don't feel guilty about taking a retreat from Trump (America Magazine)
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Practical Holiness: A reflection on Gaudete et Exsultate (Millennial Journal)
Parenting
Planting the Seeds of Justice (Ignatian Solidarity Network)
Learning to pray on the pediatric oncology ward (America Magazine)
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My name has been in my family for seven generations. Here's what I hope it means for the next one. (America Magazine)
Faith & Justice
One parent ponders a future without snow​ (EarthBeat, NCR)
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Towns are ‘arresting’ The Grinch to save Christmas. They’re missing the point of the story (and the season) (America Magazine)
Signs & Reminders: A Lent Reflection (Ignatian Solidarity Network 2022 Lenten Series)
Fiction
Spiritual Fiction
Imagining the Gospel: Daily Bread (Jesuit Media Lab)
Pilgrim Stories: The Provincial and the Pilgrim (Jesuits.org)
Horror
Carcinoma (The Horror Tree)
Like Father... (Black Hare Press)
A Visit from St. Niklaus (Black Hare Press)