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December 2013

December 04, 2013

Theology of the Dead Body: “‘The Walking Dead’ is fully Catholic”

There are two key moments that clinched it for me in "The Walking Dead." A...

October 2013

October 23, 2013

The world’s most famous singing nun is about to return on NBC

A lot of us winced when this project was announced. Now it looks like...

September 2013

September 26, 2013

Has this become our church?

In the Los Angeles Times, writer Meghan Daum made a compelling observation, I thought, about...

September 23, 2013

A sitcom writer’s conversion: “I prayed, and Jesus was the first to show up. What else am I going to do?”

From CNS: Tom Leopold is a very funny guy. He's also a Catholic. He has...

September 16, 2013

Roma Downey producing mini series of “The Dovekeepers,” the story of Masada

From the press release: Roma Downey, executive producer and star of the Emmy® nominated, THE...

September 03, 2013

My review of “EWTN News Nightly”

Tonight, EWTN unveiled one of its most ambitious undertakings ever: a nightly Catholic news program,...

August 2013

August 11, 2013

I’m hopelessly square

Yesterday, a legend from my youth, Eydie Gorme, died. Below, a stellar moment from the...

August 11, 2013

I’m hopelessly square

Yesterday, a legend from my youth, Eydie Gorme, died. Below, a stellar moment from the...

July 2013

July 22, 2013

A REALLY Great Moment in Journalism: NBC Reporter Anne Thompson Chats with Pope, Asks Him to Bless Medal

If memory serves, Anne Thompson also did the readings at one of the pope's daily...

July 21, 2013

Great Moments in Journalism: MSNBC Host Wears Tampon Earrings

Details: On her MSNBC show Sunday, Melissa Harris-Perry introduced a new type of jewelry inspired...

July 04, 2013

Great Moments in Journalism: MSNBC Host Wants to Create a Manual on How the Vagina Works

From yesterrday's edition of "Morning Joe" comes this roundtable on the abortion situation in Texas....

July 04, 2013

Best Dog Food Commercial Ever

Well, those are four words I never thought I'd put in a headline. But then...

July 02, 2013

“The Bible” Sequel Coming to NBC

From the New York Times: In an indication of the shifting center of power in...

June 2013

June 10, 2013

Mark Burnett Plans Follow-up to “The Bible”

What's unclear is if this will be a sequel (though Acts and the journeys of...

June 03, 2013

EWTN Prepares to Launch Its News Show with Stories “Through a Catholic Lens”

It will debut next month from studios in Washington, and the Washington Post has a...

June 01, 2013

Jean Stapleton and a “Simple Melody”

The comedy icon and treasure died today at the wondrous age of 90. There's was...

May 2013

May 09, 2013

Geek alert: Spock vs. Spock in new Audi commercial

Whoever came up with this idea should win the Nobel prize. Leonard Nimoy and Zachary...

May 06, 2013

To life: Publix salutes moms—and the unborn

Below, a Mother's Day ad from Publix supermarkets that carries not only a great message...

April 2013

April 24, 2013

TV’s “The Bible” headed to movie screens this fall

The visionary producer Mark Burnett has had another vision: dollar signs. Details: Jesus is heading...

April 10, 2013

Network may add church-based dating show

Attention television executives: yes, there is an audience for this kind of programming. Take note....

April 08, 2013

RIP: Annette Funicello, Catholic

Sad news, with word that the most famous Mouseketeer of all died today after a...

March 2013

March 20, 2013

Maria Shriver on St. Francis

A famous woman from a rich family reports on a famous saint from a rich...

March 18, 2013

TV’s “The Bible”: “Hollywood will never be the same after this”

Every New Yorker's paper of record—the Post!—dissects the phenomenal popularity of the hit cable series: ...

March 08, 2013

Dominican sisters to be featured on American Bible Challenge TV show

They were stars on Oprah, and now they're headed to another hit TV show: TEAM...

February 2013

February 20, 2013

Pope Benedict’s farewell to be broadcast live

Details, from Zenit: On the last day of his pontificate, Benedict XVI will be filmed...

February 15, 2013

“Alex, I’ll take ‘Great Catholic Evangelists’ for $1,000…”

And the answer is: "This jolly figure has been called the greatest evangelist in the...

February 15, 2013

Deacon Bill Steltemeier of EWTN dies

A giant in Catholic broadcasting—and one of the most familiar and recognizable deacons in America—has...

February 14, 2013

ESPN viewer: “Tony Rially has black ink smirred across his forehead…”

Ash Wednesday still befuddles some people (and, evidently, offers a few spelling challenges.) The headline...

February 08, 2013

The life and legacy of Dorothy Day, on PBS this weekend

Check out this fine report by my old CBS News colleague Deborah Potter, focusing on...

February 03, 2013

Super Superbowl ad: “So God made a farmer”

From the good people at Dodge. It's deceptively simple, and touched with a plain-spoken eloquence....