Author: Arts & Faith

“If you want to learn, then go and ask the wild animals and the birds, the flowers and the fish. Any of them can tell you what the Lord has done. Every living creature is in the hands of God.” – Job 12:7-10 Wolfwalkers is Read More …

The idea of general revelation seems forgotten in the modern theological discourse as we debate things like “Would Jesus allow trans kids to play games with their friends?” and “Is empathy a sin?” But the idea that all people understand on some level that there Read More …

Despair is rarely more oppressive or more acute than when we cannot hope for a future. Alfonso Cuarón’s film Children of Men, based on a novel by P.D. James, explores this condition in perhaps its most primal aspect. In the film, humanity has stopped being Read More …

Signs came out during a precarious moment of cinematic history in the sometimes-fraught relationship between communities of faith and Hollywood. Following the release of The Last Temptation of Christ, a movie which critics loved and the Church at large hated, movies that openly addressed topics Read More …

“Well, Paterson. How’s life doin’ you?” “Uh, no complaints. You?” What is “the good life”? It’s a question that has occupied humans in every age. To answer it, we create stories and proverbs that warn of the perils of poor choices and encourage us toward Read More …

This commercial dog is not going to ruin my Christmas. A Charlie Brown Christmas premiered on CBS on December 9, 1965, and every year since, it has continued to welcome viewers into twenty-five minutes of the cool sounds of Vince Guaraldi’s music, the vivid colors Read More …