Remaking Star Wars
The Star Wars films have their cinematic gems–and lightsabers, which better be well-stocked in heaven–but if the stories were ever to be retold, I’d want someone other than George Lucas in the lead X-wing. ...
Author: Kyle Cupp
Dust to Dust
I find it easier to get into the liturgical spirit of Ash Wednesday than that of Good Friday, perhaps because that latter is only a few days from the celebrations and festivities of Easter...
Bidding Farewell to the Law of Human Nature
The day before his papacy began, Joseph Ratzinger delivered a homily in which he made the oft-quoted observation: “We are building a dictatorship of relativism that does not recognize anything as definitive and whose...
Contraception and Common Sense
Opponents of contraception face seemingly insurmountable obstacles, not the least of which is their position’s antagonism toward today’s common sense view of sexual morality. Opposition toward contraception is not common; acceptance of it as...
Santorum, Obama, and Theological Politics
There’s always a danger of reading too much into a vague statement some politician makes, especially when the statement is presented without context, so I want to tread carefully when examining the following quote...
Is It Anti-Woman to Oppose Contraceptives?
This is a fair question to ask given the the increased control and freedom of choice contraceptives have provided women. It’s also a question that has been implicitly raised in the debates about the...
Whit Stillman Returns!
Comedy of manners virtuoso Whit Stillman has a new feature film coming to theaters: Damsels in Distress. If the trailer below is any indication, his first film since 1998’s The Last Days of Disco...
Postmodern Religiosity
A mighty host of my coreligionists, ever on guard against looming criticisms threats to their faith, have for many years taken arms against academia’s latest culture-deteriorating enemies of truth: the postmodernists and deconstructionists. To...
A Child, a Death, and a Memory
Not quite a few years ago, in a room as dark as the night sky, my wife and I held our newborn daughter close to our hearts as her heartbeat slowed and she breathed...
Pluralistic Society and the Culture Wars
I detest the culture wars. I really do. My disposition toward cultural and societal difference is typically to cheer the dialogue and cherish the multitude of differing voices as we try to figure out...
