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June 2017

June 28, 2017

2017 Gabriel Awards: A Night About Being Human

Some of the Gabriel Awards winners may have been surprised to be there, but they...

June 26, 2017

“Silicon Valley” Season Finale: Bowing Out With a Nod to Jesus

HBO's tech-centric comedy "Silicon Valley" ended its fourth season with a little nod to "Jesus...

June 22, 2017

‘The Exorcist’: Season-Two Premiere Date Set for Fox’s Exorcism Drama

Fox has set fall premiere dates, including for season two of "The Exorcist," its surprisingly...

June 14, 2017

Baptist ‘Deadpool’ Creator Rob Liefeld Isn’t Afraid of Sex and Violence

The Old Testament is full of sex and violence, but if those sneak into the...

June 13, 2017

Tim Allen of ‘Last Man Standing’: Good and Bad News on His Birthday

Happy Birthday, Tim Allen! We're sure he's having a good one, and, but for recent...

June 10, 2017

Ex-‘Top Gear’ Host Richard Hammond Cheats Death in Fiery ‘Grand Tour’ Crash

For the second time, ex-"Top Gear" host Richard Hammond survives a fiery high-speed chase, this...

June 08, 2017

‘The Book of Tobit’: A Boy, a Girl, an Angel … and a Dog

All this week in the daily Mass readings, we're hearing the Book of Tobit, the...

June 06, 2017

‘Outcasts’: Doc Profiles Franciscan Friars on the Edge

The Franciscan Friars of the Renewal carry the Gospel to all God's people -- and...

June 02, 2017

Netflix’s ‘The Keepers’: Thoughts and Questions on the Murder of Sister Cathy

Having watched all of "The Keepers," I have some tough questions about the Church, the...

May 2017

May 27, 2017

Christianity at Cannes 2017: Vatican, Pope Francis, Fatima, Joan of Arc … and Jesus vs. Zombies

Coming from the annual Cannes Film Festival in France, a mixed bag of faith-related film...

May 25, 2017

Mark Rober’s Epic Hot Wheels Race … It’s Science!

Former NASA engineer turned YouTube personality Mark Rober constructs possibly the most epic Hot Wheels...

May 23, 2017

HBO’s “Silicon Valley”: Everyone (Including the Unborn) Gets to Be Human

Under salty quips and outrageous characters, the sharp HBO comedy about a Silicon Valley startup...

May 18, 2017

Netflix’s ‘The Keepers’ Probes Unsolved 1969 Murder of Baltimore Nun Sister Cathy Cesnik

On Friday, May 19, Netflix premieres "The Keepers," a seven-part docuseries that probes the 1969...

May 17, 2017

‘The Young Pope’ Creator Returns to HBO With ‘The New Pope’

Rather than a season two of "The Young Pope," Italian writer/creator Paolo Sorrentino is bringing...

May 12, 2017

‘The Exorcist,’ ‘Psych’ and ‘Real O’Neals’: Good News and Better News

Fox renews "The Exorcist'; "Psych" returns to celebrate Christmas; and "The Real O'Neals" is put...

May 09, 2017

‘Madam Secretary’ Offers a Pro-Life Defense (and Has a Catholic Creator)

Abortion would be discussed as a viable alternative, if not actively encouraged as a wiser...

May 09, 2017

PBS’ ‘Masterpiece’ to Adapt Louisa May Alcott’s ‘Little Women’

"Masterpiece" usually has a British accent, but soon it's going to turn to a classic...

May 04, 2017

Catholic Stephen Colbert, Trump and the Dirty Business of Political ‘Humor’

This week, Colbert went on a profane on-air rant against President Trump, and he doesn't...

May 02, 2017

Healing Prayers Needed for Jimmy Kimmel’s Son and Jeannie Gaffigan

Latenight talk-show host Jimmy Kimmel's infant son and Jeannie Gaffigan both had to undergo life-saving...

May 01, 2017

‘Pitch’ Ends: When Will Actual Female Athletes Get a Network TV Show?

"Pitch," the drama about a female MLB pitcher, strikes out after one season. But where's...

April 2017

April 30, 2017

‘American Gods’: Messy, Meandering Meditation on Idolatry Misses the Mark

Neil Gaiman's 2001 novel "American Gods" could have become an incisive TV look at the...

April 26, 2017

‘The Star’: Sneak Peek at Sony Animation’s Upcoming Christmas Movie

Sony Pictures Animation offers a glimpse at some of the character designs from its new...

April 25, 2017

Hulu’s ‘The Handmaid’s Tale’: Dystopian Fiction vs. Real Horrors

Hulu's "The Handmaid's Tale" aims to sow fear about future crimes against women,when we have...

April 25, 2017

Media, Church and Hollywood: Life in Our Bubbles

Whether it's because of ideology, geography or circumstances, we all live in bubbles, and that...

April 22, 2017

‘Mary Kills People’: Lifetime Celebrates Sexy, Soapy Euthanasia

Lifetime translates female empowerment as a doctor who spends her spare time doing euthanasia. You've...

April 21, 2017

‘The Promise’: It’s OK, But the Armenian Genocide Deserves Better

A slow pace and with a morally questionable love triangle hamper the telling of an...

April 15, 2017

Robert Powell Is the Only Reason to Watch Smithsonian’s ‘The Real Jesus of Nazareth’

I turn a skeptical eye to "The Real Jesus of Nazareth," airing on Easter Sunday...

April 13, 2017

Airing Easter, Pope Francis Meets Mo Rocca of ‘CBS Sunday Morning’ at the Vatican

'CBS Sunday Morning' correspondent Mo Rocca travels to the Vatican to meet with Pope Francis,...

April 10, 2017

‘Abortion: Stories Women Tell’ Is Advocacy, But With Some Balance

Abortion may be a huge social and political issue, but as shown in this HBO...

April 08, 2017

Palm Sunday: ‘Son of God,’ ‘Finding Jesus,’ ’40 Days’ and Hobbits

UP TV launches its "Easter Lives Here" programming event on April 9, Palm Sunday, with...

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