John Dougherty
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
Recent Reviews
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)
It Turns Out That Acting Skills Are Pretty Handy in Ministry (Jesuits of Canada)
From Lone Wolf to Shepherd: Fr. John Sullivan's Journey of Community and Service (Jesuits of Canada)
The desire to be an instrument of God's peace: a profile of Bryan Manning, SJ (Jesuits of Canada)
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)
Six Films Ignatius Might’ve Loved: Why These Movies Help in Discernment (Jesuit Media Lab)
Yes, Catholicism can be weird -- maybe that's the best part? (Grotto Network)
Heroes of the Ignatian Tradition: Alphonsus Rodriguez (Jesuits.org Advent 2022 Series)
Don't feel guilty about taking a retreat from Trump (America Magazine)
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)
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)
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)