Almost 500 years after Augustinian monk Martin Luther nailed his 95 theses to the door of the Cathedral of Wittenberg, Swabia (October 1517), and 494 years after the bull of excommunication issued by Pope Leo […]
One of the most impressive literary figures of the twentieth century was the Irish writer Iris Murdoch. You may have heard of her surprising and thoughtful novels such as A Severed Head and The Good Apprentice; or perhaps […]
Consider the following proposal: Bill Cosby for the Laetare Medal. For those who don’t know, the Laetare Medal, called this because the recipient or recipients are announced each year on Laetare Sunday, is the University […]
Focus Features’ movie The Young Messiah, which opens in theaters this weekend, tells a story of a year in the life of the 7-year-old Jesus as he, in his human consciousness, begins to discover who […]
From BostonGlobe.com, which operates CRUX, its site dedicated to Catholic news and views: The Boston Globe said Friday that it will shut down Crux , the newspaper’s online publication devoted to news and commentary on […]
A reader writes: Our family loves Sean Bean (Boromir! Woot!) so we’ve been really looking forward to The Young Messiah. I read your interview with the director and it sounds really interesting. After watching the […]
MPAA Rating: PG USCCB Rating: A-II Reel Rating: Zootopia has everything a great animated film should have: witty writing, amazing landscapes, multi-faceted characters, and a positive message for youngsters. […]
That’s the question many are asking, although some are posing it in more colorful terms. For example, Korey Maas at The Federalist asks: “Why Do Catholics Support An Unrepentant Strip Club Owner For President?” Maas—who […]
The Bishops from the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church in Ukraine just had their ad limina visit with Pope Francis. In a four-page statement they provided details of the ongoing crisis in Ukraine, appealed to the […]
In Antony and Cleopatra, Shakespeare has his great heroine tell her attendant Iras how she foresees posterity treating her and her entourage after death, Nay, ‘tis most certain, Iras: saucy lictors Will catch at us, […]
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