A good film about artificial intelligence is possible. But a good philosophical film about such a prospect may not be possible. At some point the concession is made that, yes, such a thing as artificial […]
MPAA Rating: R USCCB Rating: NR Reel Rating: (2 out of 5) Hollywood has produced many films that deal the possibility of sentient robots, and Ex Machina is…one of them. It starts with the fascinating […]
When Pope Francis comes to the United States in late September, chances are good that he will arrive in the middle of a bitter, highly politicized national debate on same-sex marriage and religious liberty. That […]
The embattled pastor of a San Francisco parish has been the target of an unrelenting campaign aimed at pressuring Archbishop Salvatore Cordileone to oust him. At the same time, the charges against Father Joseph Illo […]
He scored 40 times in an eight-year NFL career, best known, now, for the touchdown he didn’t score, as the sun set over Yankee Stadium on Dec. 28, 1958. His wife of 59 years, Joan, […]
The situation grows ever-more desperate in Syria, especially for the shrinking groups of Christians still in the region. In the city of Aleppo, at one time home to the country’s largest community of Christians, what […]
Headlines about complaints over sex education in a Catholic school. Claims that some students are “scared” by the approach used in teaching about sexually transmitted diseases. The head teacher defending what had been done and […]
When Ramona Treviño was 16, she found out she was pregnant. Head-over-heels in love with her 19-year-old boyfriend, she dropped out of high school, had her baby, and got married. The marriage, however, was an […]
“And whereas such is the nature of man, that, without external helps, he cannot easily be raised to the meditation of divine things; therefore has holy Mother Church … employed ceremonies, such as mystic benedictions, […]
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