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May 2023

May 15, 2023

Is Mel Gibson a Traditionalist Catholic?

Mel Gibson's religiosity inhabits an area that is sometimes about Catholicism, sometimes about his father,...

May 04, 2023

Faith and ‘Star Wars’: Pray The Fourth Be With You

To commemorate the convergence of 'Star Wars' Day and the National Day of Prayer, a...

January 2023

January 22, 2023

‘God Is Real’: Damar Hamlin and the Game of Life

There's how humans define winning and losing, and then there's what God considers to be...

January 08, 2023

Damar Hamlin: Potential NFL Tragedy Unleashes Prayer Tsunami

There were two big winners in the NFL this week -- Buffalo Bills safety Damar...

December 2022

December 20, 2022

’12 Days of Tudor Christmas’: Lucy Worsley and Historians Celebrate an English CATHOLIC Christmas

Christmas, as celebrated by the nobility and ordinary folk of Catholic England, was one of...

September 2022

September 27, 2022

Study Explores the Intersection (or Not) of Faith and Media

A new global survey explores the generally unfortunate ways that faith and media, especially journalism,...

August 2022

August 28, 2022

Vitae Summit Organizer Works From the Heart to Bring Showbiz to the Pope

Argentinean businessman/philanthropist Luis Quinelli's Vitae Summit, bringing top stars together with Pope Francis at the...

August 27, 2022

Has ‘Padre Pio’ Star Shia LaBeouf Actually Converted to Catholicism? Not Quite.

In a remarkable video interview with Bishop Robert Barron, posted earlier this week, actor Shia...

May 2022

May 20, 2022

Father Stephen Gadberry and ‘The Making of a Catholic Priest’

In the modern world, why would a young man choose to be a Catholic priest,...

April 2022

April 24, 2022

UPDATED: Fathom Brings ‘ALIVE: Who Is There?’ Back to Theaters, Recounting the Power of the Eucharist

On June 21, Fathom Events re-releases 'ALIVE: Who Is There?,' a subtitled Spanish film about...

September 2021

September 29, 2021

Watching ‘The Jesus Music’ Is Like Being a Stranger in a Strange Land

For those who know and love Christian Contemporary Music, 'The Jesus Music' is a trip...

July 2021

July 19, 2021

Papal Biographer Austen Ivereigh on PBS’ New Pope Francis Doc and ‘The Chosen’

'In Their Own Words: Pope Francis,' airing July 20 on PBS, talks to Austen Ivereigh,...

June 2021

June 15, 2021

‘The Conjuring 3: The Devil Made Me Do It’: Catholic Priests Vs. Evil

As we see in Warner Bros.' new 'The Conjuring 3: The Devil Made Me Do...

November 2020

November 10, 2020

Maybe More Christmas Movies Need a Little Christ

TV's annual flood of Christmas movies are chock-full of wonderful things, but they're often very...

April 2020

April 27, 2020

PBS’ ‘Inside the Vatican’ Shows Us the Holy See — and Holy Week — As They Once Were

Airing Tuesday on PBS, the BBC-produced 'Inside the Vatican' shows us a version of Holy...

October 2019

October 24, 2019

Malcolm Gladwell Is ‘Trending Catholic’

In mid-September, I went to a talk by Malcolm Gladwell, about his new book, Talking...

July 2019

July 07, 2019

Creativity and Depression: Are Artists, Like Van Gogh, Doomed to Have Mood Disorders?

The idea of artists grappling with existential despair is a common one, but are creative...

February 2019

February 09, 2019

Thoughts on Watching PBS’ ‘Victoria’ While Catholic (and Irish)

I confess, I love British royal dramas. I've seen scads of Tudor stuff, and I've...

December 2018

December 08, 2018

Santa vs. St. Nick: A Catholic Mom’s Solution (Guest Post)

One of my Facebook friends, a young Catholic mother of small children, posted today (Dec....

September 2018

September 10, 2018

Twitter’s Fr. Goyo on Finding Help for Depression and Thoughts of Suicide

When he's not cracking jokes and telling stories on Twitter as @FrGoyo, Father Gregorio "Goyo"...

September 08, 2018

‘The Apparition’: A Supernatural Yet Deeply Human Vision of Faith

Is "The Apparition" a good movie? It has its flaws, but as a piece about...

September 04, 2018

Holy Hah-Hah-Hah: Christian Comedy With Pastor Draft, ‘American Vandal’ and a Catholic Convert

Sometimes we all need a laugh. Here are three videos that I stumbled across today...

June 2018

June 19, 2018

‘God Is Real’: Chris Pratt Lays Down 9 Rules at the MTV Awards

Last night, at the MTV Movie & TV Awards, actor Chris Pratt -- who's become...

April 2018

April 09, 2018

‘The Dating Project’: On April 17, One Documentary Seeks to Restore Relationship Sanity [UPDATED]

"The Dating Project" seeks to restore, one coffee or lunch at a time, the nearly...

March 2018

March 20, 2018

Exorcism Doc ‘The Devil and Father Amorth’ Drops Teaser Trailer (With Bishop Barron!)

Here's the trailer for the new documentary from "The Exorcist" director William Friedkin, coming out...

March 09, 2018

CNN’s ‘Pope: The Most Powerful Man in History’ Is Eminently Skippable

There's very little reason to watch "Pope: The Most Powerful Man in History." It adds...

March 08, 2018

In Hospital Video, Kevin Smith Thanks Chris Pratt for His Prayers

In a hilarious, profane video from his hospital room, filmmaker Kevin Smith describes the heart...

February 2018

February 26, 2018

Chris Pratt Attacked for Praying for Heart-Attack Survivor Kevin Smith

Filmmaker Kevin Smith tweets about surviving a heart attack; Chris Pratt tweets prayers, and is...

February 08, 2018

The Faith of the Philadelphia Eagles: A Team of Tebows?

There was a time that the mainstream media wasn't so kind to players proclaiming their...

February 04, 2018

Toyota’s Super Bowl Ad Cheers Faith and Football: ‘We Are All One Team’

With a charming, clever Super Bowl ad, Toyota celebrates what unites us all -- the...

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