Will Arbery’s hit play nearly predicted the Capitol Riot.

Will Arbery’s 2019 play “Heroes of the Fourth Turning” was praised
by viewers from across the political spectrum for its nuanced
depiction of Catholic conservatives in the Trump era. While Donald
Trump is no longer in the White House (or on Twitter), 74 million
Americans voted to give him a second term, and debates about how
his supporters will affect the Republican Party and the country
have only intensified since the attack on the Capitol. We talk to
Will about his play, the Jan. 6 insurrection and learning to listen
across our cultural divides.     In Signs of the
Times, we bring our colleague Michael J. O’Loughlin to discuss the
Vatican’s controversial statement banning blessings for same-sex
couples. Plus: the Jesuits pledged to raise $100 million to
benefit the descendents of enslaved persons owned and sold by the
Society of Jesus, and March Madness returns.   This
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approval, says priests cannot bless same-sex couples ‘It just
hurts’: Catholics react to Vatican ban on blessings for same-sex
couples How ESPN’s Joe Lunardi invented bracketology Interview: Did
playwright Will Arbery predict the storming of the Capitol in
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