“Star Wars” Articles

Both the Western and Star Wars imagine a world where character must be forged and not assumed, where goodness is real, but never cheap.

George Lucas wanted a sage order of warrior monks who preach that we should rid ourselves of desires, but he also wanted love to win.

Eric Clayton’s theological reflections are profound, insightful, and accessible to the average reader.

Would we really be so quick to throw away our status and privilege for a life of hardship, struggle, and near-certain death?

A flawed mother and daughter together illustrate that grace doesn’t erase the rap sheet—it reframes it.

Star Wars: Tales of the Empire suggests we are first meant to pity and forgive, not fight, our enemies.

These two Jedi offer a helpful corrective, both to “Chosen One” heroes and to the opposing swing towards darker antiheroes.

The recent Star Wars series reveals the dark side of institutions caring only for their power and status.

Dooku’s story reminds us that seemingly innocuous moral compromises can lead to an unfortunate and tragic end.

There’s something special in discovering there are still new stories to be told within Star Wars that are more than recycled nostalgia.

We’ve yet to see the event that transforms Andor from a poor survivalist into a spy willing to die (and kill) for the Rebellion. 

This isn’t your father’s Star Wars, and it’s not your six-year-old’s either.

The Dark Side may be a pathway to many abilities, but vengeance and blind rage is a pathway to losing the forest for the trees.

Terrible, ungodly things happen when we sacrifice our ideals on the altars of peace and stability.

If my best hopes for this series are fulfilled, it’ll be the redemption of Kenobi’s arc and seeing that Luke was not alone in his hope for Anakin.

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