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August 2015

August 31, 2015

Pope Francis to Answer Americans’ Questions Friday on ABC

In a special edition of ABC News' "20/20," airing Friday, Sept. 4, anchor David Muir...

August 31, 2015

‘The Martian’: Matt Damon’s Stranded Astronaut Seeks Divine Intervention

Over at Angelus News, the online version of The Tidings, the newspaper of the Archdiocese...

August 28, 2015

‘Scandal’ Creator Shonda Rhimes Takes on Catholic Nuns

ABC sure seems to love Catholics these days, but not in a good way. The...

August 25, 2015

Dallas Cowboys Camp: Hearing Orlando Scandrick Scream

Pardon me for another NFL story, but what I thought would just be a fun...

August 23, 2015

HBO’s ‘Ballers’: The Secret Broken Heart of The Rock

On the surface, Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson appears to have it all -- the former...

August 21, 2015

NFL’s Benjamin Watson Pens Book to Get ‘Under Our Skin’

Veteran NFL player Benjamin Watson has made a name for himself off the field as...

August 19, 2015

Blessed Are the Peacemakers — Tim Tebow Calms a Scuffle

Just one more little stop along the strange and winding road of former and perhaps future NFL...

August 18, 2015

After ‘A.D.’: Dolly Parton & Angels Are the Future of Faith at NBC

On the last day of the biannual TV Critics Association Press Tour in Beverly Hills,,...

August 14, 2015

Surprised by (Saying) Grace

There are ways to proclaim oneself a Catholic in the public sphere that are subtle...

August 13, 2015

The Texans’ ‘Hard Knocks’: J.J. Watt Works; Arian Foster Says ‘No’ to God

There's no substitute for putting in the work. In the season premiere of HBO's NFL-documentary...

August 12, 2015

THIRTEEN/WNET Previews Papal Visit By Honoring St. Patrick’s Cathedral

New York City PBS stations THIRTEEN/WNET and WLIW21 have come together to honor one of Gotham's...

August 12, 2015

Planned Parenthood and Other Naked Truths

We have an epidemic of nakedness in America. All sorts of emperors are strutting about...

August 09, 2015

The Beauty and the Problems in ‘Kahlil Gibran’s The Prophet’

This past week, I made my debut as a contributor to The Tidings, the venerable...

August 09, 2015

African-American Priest Weighs in on Why #BlackLivesMatter (and #PlannedParenthood)

Once you have seen injustice, you can't unsee it -- and the knowledge places upon...

August 06, 2015

‘The Last Kingdom’: A Pagan Tale About a Catholic Saint

Alfred the Great, who defended his kingdom of Wessex against the Vikings in the mid-...

August 05, 2015

5 Things People Should Work on at Mass

Love these two posts from Epic Pew: 10 Things You Might Be Doing Wrong at Mass...

August 04, 2015

‘Hannibal’ Star Cast in Hulu Cult Drama ‘The Way’

British actor Hugh Dancy, who has been starring in NBC's recently axed serial-killer drama "Hannibal,"...

August 03, 2015

‘Home & Family’: Is It Time for ‘The Waltons’ Again?

Screenwriter William Goldman once said of Hollywood, "Nobody knows nothing." That's as true today as...

August 02, 2015

It’s a Walton Family Reunion at ‘Home & Family’

TV executives like to say that their business isn't driven by ideology but instead by...

August 02, 2015

Cecil vs. Planned Parenthood: Raging at the Death of the Innocents

In an elegantly reasoned op-ed for the Los Angeles Times, Fordham University bioethics instructor Charles...

August 01, 2015

Tim Tebow and Casey Therriault — Saved By Work and Grace

Not long ago, Tim Tebow's career as an NFL quarterback had been blown dead. After...

July 2015

July 30, 2015

Former ‘Top Gear’ Hosts Sail Up the Amazon (Prime, that is)

Under a tsunami of awful news on all fronts, I just had a tiny glimmer...

July 30, 2015

Surprised by L.A.: Bishop-elect Robert Barron Speaks

In the secular world, people usually lobby for promotions, or, at least, the subject is...

July 28, 2015

HBO’s ‘The Young Pope’ Stars Jude Law and Diane Keaton

Ever heard of Pope Pius XIII? No? Don't worry, you didn't miss a chunk of...

July 26, 2015

Roma Downey Offers ‘Answered Prayers’ for TLC

After axing the beleaguered "19 Kids and Counting" in June -- which was, all things considered,...

July 25, 2015

Walking Away From Omelas

There are some stories that, while not dramatic or grand or full of explosions, can...

July 22, 2015

Archbishop Gomez Welcomes Bishop-Elect Robert Barron to Los Angeles (Video)

On Tuesday, July 21, Archbishop Jose Gomez (second from left) of the Archdiocese of Los Angeles...

July 22, 2015

‘Sharknado 3’: Fin, Fatherhood & Saving the World

Tonight, Wednesday, Juy 22, Syfy Channel premieres "Sharknado 3: Oh Hell No!," the latest installment...

July 21, 2015

Father Barron to Be L.A.’s Bishop Barron

It's such an obviously awesome and appropriate move that one can hardly believe that the...

July 19, 2015

Spike’s ‘Tut’: Alexander Siddig Learns to Preach Like an Egyptian

TV isn't always fussy about ethnic accuracy in casting historical dramas, but sometimes it gets pretty...

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