Station Eleven: The Virtue of Being an Artist and Answering Death with Beauty

At the heart of Station Eleven is a conflict between affirmation of Life and negation of Life. Affirmation wins.

Moon Knight ‌‌Recap:‌ Laters Gators ‌(Episode 1)‌

Maybe in the midst of this rock ’em sock ’em superhero show, we’ll learn something of spiritual pride’s dangers.

“The Eleventh Hour”: Faith Like a Child in Doctor Who‘s Good Fairytale

“The Eleventh Hour” shows us that sometimes having faith like a child awakens belief when all else fails.

Why Are Dr. Rick’s Progressive Ads Actually Traditional Comedy?

Dr. Rick ads provide a relaxed common ground between generations and opportunities for approachable honesty with those outside the church.

The Unexpected Parenting in Jodie Whittaker’s Doctor Who

As the Doctor travels through time and space, she becomes a surprisingly good parenting example for those of us without a TARDIS.

Abbott Elementary: Cultivating Permanence in Impermanent Spaces

Abbott Elementary reminds us that the impermanent houses the eternal.

Unveiling Ragnarok: Teens, Parents, and the Apocalypse

The apocalyptic stakes of Ragnarok truly speak to the crisis the church is in.

Finding Your Roots: Stars Are Just Like Us

Finding Your Roots uses the lens of a particular person’s experience to reflect our own.

Station Eleven: The Virtue of Risky Hospitality and Making Monsters into Friends

Rebuilding civilization requires hospitality to strangers, whether they show up cold and dirty on your doorstep, or warm and tiny in your womb.

The Book of Boba Fett Recap: Better than Bad (Episode 7)

I thought the show would only succeed once Boba Fett expands his table. It turns out, the showrunners thought the same thing.

Welcome to Earth: Seeing the World Through Will Smith’s Eyes

Hosted by Will Smith, Welcome to Earth allows us to see the secret and hidden things of our planet.

Station Eleven: The Virtue of Helping Even When You Don’t Know What You’re Doing

Healing doesn’t require a degree. But it does require a willingness to share someone’s suffering.

The Book of Boba Fett ‌‌Recap:‌ And Now For Something Completely Different ‌(Episode‌s 5 & 6)‌ ‌

The people at Lucasfilm squeezed the epilogue of The Mandalorian’s second season into The Book of Boba Fett’s first.

Station Eleven: Why We Long for the Clarity of Disaster and the Safety of Home

Station Eleven focuses on the clarity that the pandemic’s disaster affords, and the way people re-make their sense of “home” after the damage.

The Book of Boba Fett ‌‌Recap:‌ The Market Made Me Do It ‌(Episode‌s 3 & 4)‌

Cast down the mighty. Send the rich away. Four episodes in, we’ve got our plot now.

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