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This former Warner Bros. exec is making digital media work for the Church

February 8, 2018 Jeanette Flood 3

Matt Meeks, chief digital officer for the Archdiocese of LA, left a career in Hollywood to further the work of the Church in a new […]

Interview

Meet the young Catholic director behind “The Star”

November 17, 2017 Jim Graves 7

“We need more good people coming out to Hollywood making a difference,” says director Timothy Reckart. “It’s one way we can improve the situation and […]

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Jim Caviezel on being Catholic in Hollywood, St. John Paul II, Mel Gibson, and adopting children

May 1, 2017 Catholic News Agency 4

Actor Jim Caviezel has starred in Hollywood hits from “The Count of Monte Cristo” to “The Thin Red Line.” But he is best known for playing Jesus in Mel Gibson’s “The Passion of the Christ,” […]

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