supernatural
Netflix’s ‘Midnight Mass’ joins a long line of horror that plays with Catholic beliefs
By Regina Hansen — November 4, 2021
(The Conversation) — A scholar of religion in film explains the varied representation of Catholicism in horror. In some films, it is used in the fight against evil, while others show the Church itself as evil.
The risks of rationalism in a believing world
By Arthur E. Farnsley II — October 1, 2019
(RNS) — Rationalism has real risks. Using reason to harness my feelings and intuitions, most therapists will tell you, is not a strategy for long-term happiness.
The belief behind weeping Virgin Mary statues
By Mathew Schmalz — July 23, 2018
(The Conversation) — In a Catholic parish in Hobbs, New Mexico, a statue of the Virgin Mary has been “weeping,” likely setting in motion an investigation by the local bishop and renewing questions about the meaning for the faithful about such phenomena.
Ghostbusters and why we like to laugh at things that go bump in the night
By Jerome Socolovsky — July 16, 2016
The ghosts of the Ghostbusters franchise are the truest descendants of spirits summoned in Victorian seances.
With Pope Francis, Catholic Church takes a new angle on the supernatural (COMMENTARY)
By John Thavis — September 11, 2015
(RNS) When it comes to supernatural phenomena -- including demons, miracles, apparitions and private revelations -- Francis’ approach is far more practical than theatrical.
Atheists battling supernatural villains: Q&A with Justin Aclin
By Kimberly Winston — December 20, 2013
(RNS) "Writing 'S.H.O.O.T. First' was part of that process of being able to admit that I am a full-on atheist."
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