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July 2014

July 04, 2014

Louis Zamperini: A life transformed by … Billy Graham?

Louis Zamperini had an amazing, amazing life. Actually, he had two of them since --...

June 2014

June 02, 2014

Memory eternal: The life and quiet ministry of ‘Ann B.’

One of the complicated subjects that religion-beat professionals talk about behind the scenes, if they...

May 2014

May 30, 2014

WPost: Avoiding Maya Angelou’s soul, if at all possible

In the world of political, cultural and social studies theory there is a term --...

May 27, 2014

Near-death experiences: Is ‘Heaven Is For Real’ for real?

MICHAEL-ANN ASKS: How well do you think [the current "Heaven Is For Real" movie] addresses...

May 25, 2014

Short 30 for 30 slam dunk that gets the faith angle just right

You have to be a pretty intense hoops fan to remember many of the details...

April 2014

April 19, 2014

Shocking news! T.D. Jakes doubts something!

"Replate 1A." That was a favorite dry reaction at my old newspaper whenever someone announced...

April 18, 2014

New York critics, heaven and a very busy religion week

OK, think of all of the stereotypes that you have heard about elite critics in...

April 15, 2014

What he said! Yes, Hollywood wants more Christian $$$$

In this morning's email newsletter from the folks at Religion News Service, editor Kevin Eckstrom...

April 12, 2014

WPost: Confessions of a (liberal) Christian film critic

The following observations have little to do with the normal work that we do here...

April 07, 2014

What precisely pulled Mickey Rooney back from the abyss?

There are no second acts in American lives. -- F. Scott Fitzgerald (1896-1940) Oh really?...

March 2014

March 03, 2014

Time: McConaughey’s ‘confounding’ speech at Oscars

Did you hear that awkward sound at the Oscars last night, the one right after...

February 2014

February 13, 2014

Hollywood’s ‘Noah’ wars: Why not quote the Bible?

Let's face it. That Noah character in Genesis 9 is one pretty wired, complex fellow....

January 2014

January 30, 2014

Now who was that Joseph guy in the old story from Genesis?

Former GetReligionista Brad Greenberg passed along this interesting item from Twitter, which barely requires commentary...

January 08, 2014

Wives, submission, web traffic and Candace Cameron Bure

Candace Cameron Bure, darling of '80s sitcom television, is all grown up. In case you're...

December 2013

December 09, 2013

That mainstream press anti-Catholic ‘Philomena’ pileup

In the "now I've seen everything" category, let's welcome self-described atheist film critic Kyle Smith...

November 2013

November 22, 2013

Pass the popcorn! This movie preview gets faith theme right

Movie junkets, and the stories that result from them, share a certain predictability — and...

November 02, 2013

Pod people: Does it matter if celebrities/royals have faith?

As the old saying goes, Americans don't have a royal family. We have celebrities. We...

October 2013

October 31, 2013

WPost examines the demons (and a ghost) in ‘The Exorcist’

It's that time of year again, the time when reporters keep trying to reach author...

October 11, 2013

Still falling for ‘The Exorcist,’ 40 years later

Long ago, pre-Internet, some researchers tried to find out which movie had the greatest spiritual...

October 03, 2013

Tom Clancy: That Baltimore Catholic and his generic beliefs

As I have mentioned many times, Baltimore culture is both historically Catholic and very liberal...

September 2013

September 05, 2013

Spot the ghost in China’s material girls

Some boys kiss me, some boys hug me I think they're O.K. If they don't...

June 2013

June 22, 2013

Media MIA: Mother Dolores Hart’s love for Jesus

It's the question that echoes between the lines of mainstream news features about the life...

February 2013

February 26, 2013

What, precisely, makes Stephenie Meyer so important? (updated)

I need some help, folks. My goal is to find that classic Washington Post piece...

January 2013

January 08, 2013

Religion as code language in the French press

Time for a round of the "name that famous film quote" game. Don't you see...

December 2012

December 22, 2012

Ghost of Notre Dame’s modern-day ‘Rudy’

Is the pope Catholic? Wait. That's not what I wanted to know. Here's my real...