I’ve been in a funk throughout the holiday movie season, and I’ve finally figured out why. I just haven’t been inspired much by this year’s fare. I mean, it wasn’t like there weren’t any decent movies out, but I haven’t been all that engaged by any of ’em. They’ve seemed somewhat formulaic: “Sherlock Holmes” for…

Remember the grilled cheese sandwich made famous–and holy–by the face of the Virgin Mary when it was sold for $28,000 on eBay in 2004? That faith sighting, among others, was one of the more fun and funny faith-meets-food highlights of the past decade or so. Others, as listed by The Daily Beast (“Father, Son, and…

Russell Bishop over at the HuffingtonPost has a fascinating article (“7 Signs We Are Becoming More Spiritually Focused”) on whether a spiritual awakening has been happening over the past decade and if it will continue through the next decade. The seven things Bishop lists as milestones for influencing pop culture with religion and spirituality are…

Whether you’ve realized it or not, religion, faith, and spirituality have permeated American pop culture over the past decade. Idol Chatter’s Ellen Leventry has created this wonderful gallery of the 10 Biggest Spiritual Pop Culture Trends of the Decade. From Mormon domination in film (“Napoleon Dynamite,” “Twilight,” etc) to chaste celebrities to the rise of…

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