“Adolescence” – a modern tragedy

“Adolescence” is a 2025 British Netflix crime drama miniseries created by Stephen…

About the Author: Rev. Gavan Jennings

Rev. Gavan Jennings is a priest of the Opus Dei Prelature. He studied philosophy at University College Dublin, Ireland and the Pontifical University of the Holy Cross, Rome and is currently the editor of Position Papers.

Woke “Snow White” Abandons the Fairy Tale’s Christian Roots

Growing up in a home of overly competitive board gamers, it isn’t…

About the Author: Dr. Kody W. Cooper

Dr. Kody W. Cooper is Associate Professor in the Institute of American Civics at the Baker School of Public Policy and Public Affairs, University of Tennessee-Knoxville. This review first appeared on www.wordonfire.org

Unstoppable: A True Story Featuring True Masculinity

The genre of sports biopics is a mixed bag. They range from…

About the Author: Dr. Kody W. Cooper

Dr. Kody W. Cooper is Associate Professor in the Institute of American Civics at the Baker School of Public Policy and Public Affairs, University of Tennessee-Knoxville. This article is reprinted from www.wordonfire.org.

All Young Men Should Watch the original Gladiator

We live in a society devoid of heroes. Or, perhaps stated more…

About the Author: Fr Mike Johns

Fr Mike Johns is a parish priest for the Diocese of Little Rock, Arkansas, USA. He was ordained in 2018 and is the current pastor of St. Louis Catholic Church in Camden, and Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic Church in Magnolia, both in Arkansas. This article first appeared on https://www.wordonfire.org.

Conclave

“Conclave” has been hitting cinemas across Europe following its commercial and critical…

About the Author: James Bradshaw

James Bradshaw writes on topics including history, culture, film and literature.

Am I Racist?

Once upon a time, critical legal studies (CLS) and its offshoot critical…

About the Author: Kody W. Cooper

Kody W. Cooper is UC Foundation Associate Professor of Political Science at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga. He is the author of The Classical and Christian Origins of American Politics: Political Theology, Natural Law, and the American Founding (Cambridge University Press, 2022) and Thomas Hobbes and the Natural Law (University of Notre Dame Press, 2018). This article is reprinted from wordonfire.org.

What IF Says About AI and Love

The John Krasinski movie IF came out this past weekend, and my…

About the Author: Karl D. Stephan

Karl D. Stephan is a professor of electrical engineering at Texas State University in San Marcos, Texas. His ebook Ethical and Otherwise: Engineering in the Headlines is available in Kindle format and also in the iTunes store. This article has been republished, with permission, from his blog Engineering Ethics.