The cost of higher education continues to soar. In the past, public universities were often much cheaper, allowing more people to attend because states provided most to the money for the schools. No more. In 1980, such funding peaked in the area of 70%, in 2012 it was...
?I seek righteousness, as should we all, but I?ll take revenge.? The Magnificent Seven is a search for both righteousness and revenge even as it considers whether or not the two can coexist. Of course this is not the first version of the story. This is a remake (or...
?An equation has no meaning to me unless it expresses a thought of God.? Theoretical mathematics may not seem a fertile ground for a movie, yet there have been some very popular and acclaimed films grounded in that discipline (A Beautiful Mind and The Imitation Game...
In case you haven?t noticed, there are still race issues in America. The most recent way this has flared up revolves around the number of African Americans killed by police?often unarmed. But there is much more to the problem than that. When Justice Isn?t Just tries...
?You won?t know until you get there that you?re okay.? Can a comically dysfunctional family deal with a looming crisis? That is the setup for The Hollars, but there?s more here than bumbling through the situation. It also provides a bit of insight into what it means...
?The knee signifies the capacity to let go, give way or even retreat since it is a joint that only allows backward flexion. Pain in the knee suggests that one has difficulty accepting an event in one?s life, and healing proceeds along the same psychological path.? My...
?Mama, what are you thinking about??? ?Tomorrow.? Mia Madre was the winner of the Prize of the Ecumenical Jury at Cannes in 2015. Ecumenical Juries often focus on finding stories of the human condition that speak to the spiritual needs that are common to us all. That...
At the recent Variety PURPOSE Family Entertainment and Faith-Based Summit held in Beverly Hills, the question about what constitutes faith-based entertainment came up in various ways. The following are gleanings from two different panels in which the topic came up....
?There really is only one essential ingredient to fascism?victimhood.? This political season seems fraught with warnings of fascism and racially charged rhetoric. Campaigns have often used fear and xenophobia as foundations. ?Black Lives Matter?, ?Blue Lives Matter?,...