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August 2026

August 09, 2026

‘Spider-Man: Brand New Day’ & the Sad Heart of New York

To put it simply, 'Spider-Man: Brand New Day' is awesome, with great action sequences, big...

June 2025

June 02, 2025

‘The Ritual’: Does It Sacrifice Exorcism Accuracy for Drama?

I love a good exorcism film. 'The Ritual', hitting theaters on June 6, certainly is...

April 2025

April 15, 2025

Hallmark’s ‘Journey to You’: A Pilgrimage … to Romance

On Saturday, April 19 -- Holy Saturday -- Hallmark Channel premieres 'Journey to You,' starring...

March 2025

March 29, 2025

James Bond: Judi Dench, the Catholic Thing & the Future

On the occasion of the franchise being sold to Amazon MGM Studios, let's talk Bond,...

February 2025

February 26, 2025

‘House of David’: Prime Video Gets Biblical With New Drama

Expanding upon the Biblical Books of Samuel, Prime Video's 'House of David' begins with the...

January 2024

January 13, 2024

‘Jonathan & Jesus’: Jonathan Roumie Talks His New Docuseries

'Jonathan & Jesus,' now on Amazon Prime Video, follows actor Jonathan Roumie, who plays Jesus...

March 2023

March 05, 2023

‘In Viaggio’ Tracks 10 Years of Pope Francis’ Papal Travels (But Only the Usual Issues)

In theaters and on VOD March 31, the new doc 'In Viaggo: The Travels of...

August 2022

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...

December 2018

December 09, 2018

PBS Documentary Explores the ‘Sacred’

Premiering nationwide on Monday, Dec. 10, at 10 p.m ET on PBS (check local listings),...

February 2018

February 20, 2018

Catholic Harry Connick Jr.’s Talk Show Gets the Axe

After two seasons, crooner Connick's daytime talker will come to an end ... and he...

January 2018

January 16, 2018

The Cranberries’ Dolores O’Riordan: A Complicated Catholic Life, Ended Too Soon (UPDATED)

The lead singer of Ireland's Cranberries passed away at the age of 46 after a...

November 2015

November 13, 2015

Bread for the Breadbasket on Thanksgiving

When Thanksgiving and Christmas come, we want to know that all families who desire to...

November 05, 2015

The ‘Spotlight’ That Should Have Killed the Church — But Didn’t

The other night, I went to a screening of the new movie “Spotlight,” which details...

November 04, 2015

‘The 33′: Chilean Miners’ Faith Kept Them Alive — To Meet Pope Francis

On Nov. 13, Warner Bros. releases Alcon Entertainment's "The 33," a fast-based story about the...

October 2015

October 27, 2015

Pope Francis, the Synod & the Circular Firing Squad

The other day, I was listening to a radio talk-show host discussing Rep. Paul Ryan's...

October 24, 2015

How Sean Connery Helped Me Keep My Head During the Synod

Director Brian DePalma's 1987 version of "The Untouchables" is one of my all-time favorite movies,...

October 17, 2015

Pope Francis’ Fiat at the Orange County International Auto Show

It's not every day you get to see a car that carried a pope --...

October 16, 2015

A Chaldean Bishop on a Spec Ops Mission to Save Iraq’s Christians

Here's my latest for The Tidings, the newspaper of the Archdiocese of Los Angeles, focusing...

October 10, 2015

Is Kirsten Powers Pope Francis’ Latest Convert?

Christianity Today thinks so, in reacting to the announcement on Friday, Oct. 9, on Fox...

October 02, 2015

A JPL Scientist Finds Common Ground With Pope Francis

Over at CatholicVote, I have an interview with oceanographer/climatologist Dr. William Patzert at Jet Propulsion...

September 2015

September 25, 2015

James Bond and Pope Francis at the U.N.

Well, look who showed up to hear Pope Francis' talk today at the United Nations...

September 24, 2015

TV Loves Pope Francis, So Why Are We Losing the Culture Wars?

Over at CatholicVote, I look at the way that Pope Francis' visit to the U.S....

September 14, 2015

Mark Wahlberg, Aretha Franklin, The Fray & Jim Gaffigan Turn Out for Pope Francis in Philly

The Queen of Soul is going to sing for the Vicar of Christ. Today (Sept....

September 08, 2015

Time Warner Cable Creates New Channel for U.S. Papal Visit

EWTN is going to get some serious competition in the papal-news business when Pope Francis...

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 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...

July 2015

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...

June 2015

June 18, 2015

Laudato Si: Reading Francis Through Francis

I haven't yet read through all of Pope Francis' new encyclical Laudato Si (and I...

June 16, 2015

Are Enyclicals (on the Environment or Otherwise) Infallible Documents?

My normal beat is pop culture, but I have covered more general Church topics, including...

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