Recovering the Magic in Onward Sam Keyes May 14, 2020 Commentary, Movies, Reviews & Culture, Roman Catholic Church By Sam Keyes Pixar’s new Onward, made available early on Disney Plus thanks to the pandemic, is a wonderful movie. Of course I was going to say that. It is the gentle apotheosis of so much fantasy nerd cultu... Read More...
The host-life and the virus Sam Keyes March 23, 2020 Liturgy, Ministry, Roman Catholic Church Like much of the world right now, the Church faces a kind of humiliation in the face of the current crisis.
Being a Potato Bug Sam Keyes March 10, 2020 Commentary, Contributors, Reviews & Culture, Roman Catholic Church, TV Watching Mister Rogers with my children is a constant reminder of how impoverished our culture can be when it comes to childhood.
Climate change, anxiety, and hope Sam Keyes January 16, 2020 Analysis, Commentary, Contributors, Ethics, Roman Catholic Church While I am hardly a climate change “denier,” I do sit uneasily with the evangelical fervor with which many people I know and respect talk of environmental disaster.
Learning to Be God’s Child Sam Keyes October 21, 2019 Commentary, Contributors, Roman Catholic Church Unlike me, God is patient. God is good. God doesn’t need us to pay attention to him but he keeps working at us anyway.
The Virtues of Horror Sam Keyes August 5, 2019 Books, Commentary, Roman Catholic Church There is a deep mysticism at the heart of the Dark Tower books — the quest to find the heart of reality and the determination to see it for what it is despite all the hurt and pain along the way.
God Doesn’t Need Your Love Sam Keyes May 29, 2019 Commentary, The Episcopal Church We need God. We long for God. And no, God does not feel the same way about us.
Tradition for Teens Sam Keyes May 15, 2019 Liturgy, The Episcopal Church I wonder what personal attraction draws teenagers to traditional Catholic devotion?
