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What is it about the idea of things, powers, and beings beyond nature that draws people into these stories?

They made Pirates a supernatural story set in the “real world” that helps us to grasp the spiritual realities that those drowning in the real tend to deny.

As a practicing Catholic, I know that confession must occur even in the summertime, when the confessional booth is stuffy and both priest and penitent are itching to be elsewhere.

When people are wary of the church, these places show us what community can be: parties, music, good food, experiencing a good story, and the careful art of negotiating communal relationships.

The nostalgia, wistfulness, and ache that Death Cab conjures up in the hearts of listeners is like no other.

Unlike the pitcher, the gardener cannot rely on her own strength to get her very far. Can she, after all, cause a seed to sprout?

Stand by Me takes viewers along on a quest that encapsulates coming of age; deep, transforming friendship; and the possibilities of a “summertime kind of life.”

Revisiting good fiction—while by no means a replacement for Scripture—can become a vital part of the Christian life.

The real joy of shows like American Ninja Warrior comes from the simple delight of watching people who are good at something do the something they are good at.

The phenomenon of NF’s painful but real music can’t be ignored.

U2’s POP is about faith’s fragility amidst the noise, confusion, and chaos that come when you realize your ideology isn’t going to change the world.

Learn more about the creativity, church life, and career of Propaganda.

Kendrick’s darkest fear was not that there is no God, but that Kendrick would deny the Great I Am.

A fair representation of women in entertainment would include positive aspects of sisterhood, encouraging women to pursue healthy sisterhood in their own lives.

In the real-life person of St. Joan of Arc, we find someone who is both thinking and doing.

We need friends who stretch us, who are willing to help us face hard truths about ourselves, and who love us enough to tell us when we are wrong.