AstonRep Theatre Company’s production of "The Lonesome West", a dark comedy by award winning playwright Martin McDonagh, focuses on two brothers locked in endless bickering, sniping, and torment. While set in the Irish town of Leenane, the show provides Americans a glimpse of the pettiness infecting our current civic discourse states Suzanne Ross. Join her on October 28 for the matinee and post show discussion with members of the cast.

An alarm malfunctions with a mechanical certainty that insists on a course of action, even though it's wrong. Robert Koehler finds a metaphor in this for fears that keep us locked in wars and distrust of each other as he encounters a homeless woman.

Many people decry "identity politics." Rev. Paul Nuechterlein sees their potential as a tool for diagnosing cultural inequities and healing tribalism.

Solomon said attachments were meaningless. Jesus preached about eternal life. The Buddha sought Nirvana. What can we learn from these three spiritual masters? Join Adam Ericksen as he explores the spiritual practice of detachment in Judaism, Christianity, and Buddhism.

Pope Francis' recent acceptance of the resignation of Cardinal Wuerl, archbishop of Washington, D.C., once again places the Catholic Church in the spotlight. Gay Catholic priest and theologian, James Alison, discusses with refreshing clarity the political, ethical and ecclesial ramifications of the growing legal investigations into the Catholic Church.