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As I learned while traveling across England and Wales, pilgrimage, by its very nature, takes time and place. Pilgrimage honors the fact that our bodies participate in our redemption.

I have only had the opportunity to see a few of Aleksei German’s films. But watching either Khrustalyov, My Car! or Hard to Be a God is like seeing 8 1/2 or 2001 or The Mirror for the first time. You know that what you are seeing is going to change the way you watch […]

Each Friday we compile a list of interesting links and articles our editors find from across the web. Here’s what’s catching our eye this week. The “joyful, gossipy, and absurd” life of Virginia Woolf, a biography: “I caused some slight argument with Leonard this morning by trying to cook my breakfast in bed. I believe, […]

Each Friday we compile a list of interesting links and articles our editors find from across the web. Here’s what’s catching our eye this week. The Internet pokes fun at Brian Williams with—yes, you guessed it—memes: The most astute reaction to news anchor Brian Williams’s claim that he “misremembered” being present inside a US Army […]

There are a few basic differences between the novels by Thomas Harris and Hannibal, their NBC TV series adaptation. The most intriguing of these is that the Hannibal of the ongoing TV series has a tendency to speak theologically about his hobby horses, which include cannibalism, serial killing, and the presence of God. While most […]

Each Friday we compile a list of interesting links and articles our editors find from across the web. Here’s what’s catching our eye this week. The FCC has spoken. They will propose regulating broadband like a utility: As part of its 2015 Broadband Progress Report, the Federal Communications Commission has voted to change the definition […]

Over the years the churchandpomo blog has hosted some lively conversations in a space between the academy and the church, between theory and practice. While a couple of important books—by Christian Scharen and Norman Wirzba—will still appear in the series, time has come to wind down the blog. I am grateful for those who have […]

  If you are looking to plan your media diet for February, here are some recommended titles available in VOD or streaming formats.   Film As It Is In Heaven (Website/iTunes – Our review.) Boyhood (Amazon Instant) Chef (Netflix) Dear White People (Amazon Instant) Hot Pursuit (Netflix) Joe (Netflix) Love is Strange (Amazon Instant) Mood Indigo (Amazon […]

As It Is In Heaven is a hushed film; a quiet film in the way of Gitai’s Kadosh or Reygadas’ Silent Light when these films are focused on the ritual lives of their respective communities. Such films remind us that we watch cinema simply because it can do something the other arts cannot. It allows us to […]