The Halloween season seems to creep in earlier every year, heralded this September by a long-anticipated film from the once-visionary director, Tim Burton: Beetlejuice Beetlejuice. To call this movie “long-anticipated” also refers to the fact that it’s […]
Ronald Wilson Reagan, President of the United States from 1981 to 1989, was one of the great leaders of the twentieth century. His bold defense policy, rejection of détente, and support for anti-communist freedom fighters, […]
Soaring voices descend from the galleries, where the echoes of unseen singers mix with the splendor of instruments which each, in turn, seem to outdo one another in magnificence; the subtle tinkling of lutes weaves […]
There are high levels of dissatisfaction with mainstream entertainment these days. Consumers and pundits alike are calling for fresh, independent, and moral voices. Thankfully, a few new studios are answering that call. However, as I’ve […]
Christ Cathedral in Garden Grove, the chancery office for the Diocese of Orange in California, recently hosted the premiere of a new movie on the Holy Eucharist: “Jesus Thirsts: The Miracle of the Eucharist.” The […]
The young man in the seat next to me at the Angelika Film Center in New York City turned to his friend a few minutes before Wildcat began. “So, what’s this movie about?” he asked. […]
In the new movie Wildcat, a feverish and immobile Mary Flannery O’Connor, played by Maya Hawke, asks her parish priest, played by Liam Neeson, whether he has ever read James Joyce. He admits he has not, […]
Cabrini, the latest film from Angel Studios, stands out in the genre of Christian and religious films that are all too often plagued by low-budgets and cringe-worthy performances. The cinematography rivals any major studio production […]
The year 2025 marks the 500th anniversary of perhaps the most famous composer of Catholic sacred Music: Giovanni Palestrina. At the flourishing parish of the Sacred Heart of Jesus Christ in Grand Rapids, Michigan, the […]
“I went and said, ‘Sister, Sister, I’m here! What can I do?’ And boy, did she put me to work!” Nicole Bernardi-Reis was reminiscing about Honduran Sister Maria Rosa Leggol, her friend and mentor—and the […]
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