Terry Mattingly -- Rational Sheep

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'Wicked' -- The Passion play of the cool true faith
I'll be blunt: I don't like musicals. Do I need to go see this cultural steamroller?
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OMG, this is way stranger than an AI boyfriend
But don't worry, putting a digital Jesus inside a Confession booth was not what it appeared to be!
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Crossroads -- Things can get rough when reporters offend sources and readers
The lurid case of Theodore McCarrick offers a window into niche-news realities
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Flashback: Yes, 'Hunger Games' was a signal from our culture
These truly tragic novels, and films, remain relevant in this scary mass-media age
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Can AI robots offer advice that heals souls?
You know that, soon, there will be more to this trend than lonely teens and the elderly
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Walk on! Weekend thinkers about Rational Sheep topics
A quick tour of some symbolic screens-culture subjects to ponder
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Crossroads -- What's ahead for pro-lifers with Trump 2.0?
This complex question is addressed in a complex, fair feature in The New Yorker
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G.K. Chesterton on zombies, sort of
An anonymous scribe called "Publius" notes that there no undead folks in The City of God (#DUH)
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Once again, it's time to pay attention to comedy
In today's media marketplace, entertainment is much more powerful than mere news
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What happens to God if Marvel chooses to "repent"?
Superhero life is built on the supernatural, but this spirituality has little or nothing to do with religion
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Crossroads -- 2024 exit polls were sort of "same old, same old"
Catholics and evangelicals backed Trump, once again, as did more Latinos (maybe those in pews)
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Yes, this post is an advertisement for bookstores
And one very special place in Wichita, Kansas, that deserves your support
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