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It’s all Greek to me, and you, and you…
This essay originally appeared in Sapientia. Like many people unfortunate enough to occasionally check a certain Social-Platform-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named, I was surprised by the visceral reactions to trailers for Christopher Nolan’s adaptation of The Odyssey. I understand the sentiment behind some of the complaints — it is a bit odd to hear Tom Holland (the actor not the…
‘Hamnet’: Orpheus, Eurydice, and the Love that Keeps Us Afloat
This story was originally published in Sapientia. Chloé Zhao’s adaptation of Hamnet captures the beauty and grief of Agnes Hathaway (often known as Anne Hathaway), her husband William Shakespeare, and their family as they navigate the death of their son, Hamnet. The film, co-written by Zhao and Maggie O’Farrell and based on O’Farrell’s 2020 novel of the…
The Long Afterlife of ‘Dead Man Walking’
This story was originally published in Sapientia. Photo: Leo Sorel / Fordham Center on Religion and Culture Seated at the foot of the altar at St. Paul the Apostle Church in Manhattan, four women preached the gospel of Dead Man Walking, the 1993 memoir by Sister Helen Prejean, at the New York book launch for the…
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