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April 2017

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 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...

April 07, 2017

Amazon’s ‘Oasis’: ‘Game of Thrones’ Star Richard Madden Talks God in Space

"Oasis" focuses on a grieving Christian who accepts a post as chaplain to a space...

March 2017

March 28, 2017

Netflix’s ‘Five Came Back’: When Hollywood Directors Went to War

Steven Spielberg is among the producers for "Five Came Back," a docuseries featuring modern filmmakers...

March 23, 2017

Netflix Developing ‘Messiah’ Biblical Drama With Mark Burnett and Roma Downey

Husband-and-wife producers Mark Burnett and Roma Downey are behind "Messiah," a new Netflix project focusing...

March 19, 2017

Leah Remini, ‘Gospel of Kevin,’ Jim Caviezel — TV Pilot News

Spring is coming, and with it, a fresh crop of hopeful TV pilots, some of...

March 13, 2017

Showrunner 101: ‘Narcos’ Co-Creator Offers a Writing/Producing MasterClass

There's an old saw that says, "Them that can't... teach." Writer/producer Chris Brancato is proof...

March 06, 2017

‘Feud: Bette and Joan’ vs. the NFL Combine: Rage Against the Dying of the Light

Whether it's entertainment or sports, nothing is guaranteed in a career. You're gonna fall, but...

March 04, 2017

‘Finding Jesus’: CNN Series Doesn’t Trade in Fake News, But ‘Believer’ …

CNN and other major news organizations have come under fire in recent months for propagating...

February 2017

February 27, 2017

The Oscars and ‘This Is Us’: What a Nation Wants From Hollywood

There is a gulf between movies and TV that Hollywood wants to make, and movies...

February 17, 2017

‘Of Kings and Prophets’ Showrunner Chris Brancato Returns to ‘Narcos’ Roots With ‘Las Reinas’ Pilot

After doing druglords with "Narcos," and the actual Lord with "Of Kings and Prophets," writer

February 14, 2017

Not Like a Rolling Stone — The Final Miracle of ‘The Young Pope’

HBO's stunning Vatican fantasy "The Young Pope" concludes with an episode that makes even secular...

February 07, 2017

RIP Capt. Apollo: The Spiritual Side of ‘Battlestar Galactica’s’ Richard Hatch

In both its incarnations, "Battlestar Galactica" explored spiritual issues, and so did star Richard Hatch,...

January 2017

January 24, 2017

NBC”This Is Us’: Why Catholics Should Be Watching This Family Drama

You've been asking for a warmhearted family drama that you can watch with your older...

January 18, 2017

‘The Young Pope’: What’s Pius XIII’s Vision for the Church? (VIDEO)

A clip from a future episode of HBO's Vatican fantasy "The Young Pope" reveals the...

January 16, 2017

‘The Story of God’ Returns — But Doesn’t Tell the Whole Story of Christ

When comparing religious beliefs, it's necessary to tell the whole truth. As it returns tonight,...

January 10, 2017

HBO’s ‘The Young Pope’: Good or Evil? It’s Complicated.

Up front, let me say that HBO's "The Young Pope" has about as much to...

January 08, 2017

Celebrity Death Roll at the Golden Globes: Why Do We Mourn?

A Catholic priest and Raymond Arroyo of EWTN muse on why celebrity deaths hit us...

December 2016

December 29, 2016

Mike Rowe, American Treasure, Salutes an American Hero

From the Facebook page of Mike Rowe, former host of "Dirty Jobs" and other TV...

December 15, 2016

‘The Exorcist’ Ends Season One With a Bang and a Prayer

Two priests go to war with ultimate evil, as Fox's bold Catholic drama ramps up...

November 2016

November 29, 2016

‘Leah Remini: Scientology and the Aftermath’ Premieres TONIGHT on A&E

The 'King of Queens' star takes on the Church of Scientology, which she left after...

November 28, 2016

‘Community’ Creator Dan Harmon on Battling Writers’ Block

The writer/producer gets medieval on writers who let their fear of failure paralyze them.

November 25, 2016

‘Great British Baking Show,’ ‘Top Gear’ and Why You Can’t Have Christmas Without Christ

When you remove the core of something, the name may remain, but nothing else.

November 18, 2016

‘The Exorcist’: Troubled Priests and Satanic Power Cults — A Real Priest Comments

A filmmaker/priest weighs in on some of the latest plot twists in the supernatural drama.

November 17, 2016

Light TV: Mark Burnett and Roma Downey Launch a New Faith- and Family-Friendly Channel

The spouses and media powerhouses will serve an underserve audience with 24/7 faith- and family-friendly...

November 11, 2016

News! Pentatonix Christmas Special; Mel Gibson’s ‘Resurrection’; ‘Young Pope’ Premiere

Premieres, a special and "Resurrection" oh, my!

October 2016

October 31, 2016

‘People of Earth’: A Sweet Alien-Abduction Tale From a Catholic Writer

A new TBS comedy uses a Catholic church rec room as the setting for an...

October 25, 2016

The Frictionless Experience: ‘Jane the Virgin’ Does Abortion (Spoilers)

New York Magazine's The Cut blog heaps praise on The CW's "Jane the Virgin" over...

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