Daniel Tiger’s Rhythms of Grace

The songs of Daniel Tiger have become little liturgies that shape my daughter’s days.

The Tragedy of Family Fences

Denzel Washington encapsulates and brings to life the character and embodiment of our own fathers with haunting authenticity. By playing one man so well, he plays millions.

The LEGO Batman Movie as a Picture of Family

In The LEGO Batman Movie, Batman’s fears for his for friends’ and family’s safety prompt him to change, to acknowledge his need for them.

Family Dinner and the Presence of Christ

It’s not a religious event, per se, but it buoys my spirit to love and be loved, to place myself within a tradition of ever-present love.

The CAPC Digest: La La Land, Work, Family, and Calling with Gina Dalfonzo

Drew, Tyler and Gina discuss whether ‘La La Land’ is as good as advertised and what it has to say about work, family and calling. We discuss the importance of work and how we can help one another engage it faithfully.

This is Us and the Dignity of Human Emotion

The new show This is Us dignifies raw human emotion, letting us know it’s okay to say we need God and need each other.

Finding Ability in Finding Dory

How do we see disability in others? How do we see it in ourselves? The film ‘Finding Dory’ challenges our perception of disability in entertaining and compelling Pixar fashion.

The CAPC Digest #50: The Difficulty with Family with S.D. Kelly

Tyler and Drew chat with S.D. Kelly about the difficulty with family and Drew Barrymore’s recent divorce.

Brilliant Lost Children: The Familiar Roots of Elena Ferrante’s Neapolitan Novels

Ferrante writes about subjects that matter to Christians—home, family, friendship—with a significance that’s all the greater for its utter lack of sentimentality.

Cool Takes: In Praise of Family, the Holidays, and Khloe Kardashian

Physical proximity leads to greater compassion. So why do we excuse our families from that equation?

Parenting Persons, Not Projects

When my worth as a person is determined by whether or not my son is on a forward trajectory toward achievement, I strip my son of the right to fail and still be valuable.

Fathers in Video Games: Seeing Ourselves on the Screen

What makes a good father? Surprisingly, video game narratives have a lot to say about the choices a father makes for the sake of society and his own family.

In Praise of Obnoxious Family Members (and Other Hard-to-Love People)

Vulnerability requires proximity, but we live in an age when we have the power to minimize our proximity to the vulnerable more than ever before.

Richard Linklater’s Boyhood: A Primer on Detachment

In a film built on the relationship between the passage of time and the development of character, Mason’s hope lies in the understanding that the present is constant, always renewing itself.

God Our Father: The Beauty of God’s Choice

Not only has God given us life, but He has also chosen to identify with us.

Living with Longing: The Genuine Challenge of Singleness, Chastity, and Heartbreak

God gave us the gift of marriage and family as a foundation for service, not as a cave to retreat into, and He gave us the gift of singleness as an opportunity for unfettered ministry to others.