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The burden of climate change in Bong Joon Ho’s Oscar-winning Parasite
Class criticism is a common theme in movies. This one says something more unusual.
Sorry for Your Loss’s quiet exploration of race
A white woman, her black husband, and the struggle to be known
March 1, Lent 1A (Matthew 4:1–11)
The devil is testing Jesus. Jesus is also testing the devil.
Learning to face the doctrine of discovery
I wish I’d had Mark Charles and Soong-Chan Rah’s book when I was in college.
Pope Francis’s vision of a wounded church converted by mercy
How can the church become less of a citadel and more of a field hospital?
Episode 74: 2020 Oscars recap
Matt and Adam recap the Oscars, celebrate Parasite, and discuss the year in movies.
At the border, “law and order” looks a lot like chaos
Trump’s new policies are creating confusion and misery.
February 26, Ash Wednesday (Matthew 6:1–6, 16–21)
Every year, we repeat this dusty choreography.
What Meghan and Harry can and can’t escape
At the heart of life is the mess of being stuck with other people.
The Century invites reader submissions
The Century invites readers to submit first-person narratives on the topics movement and scar.
When we lose our saltiness (Matthew 5:13-20)
We can lose that which feels most dear and essential to us: our health, a job, a relationship.