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July 2026

July 26, 2026

‘The Odyssey’: What a (Very) Long, Strange Trip It Was

I don't think Christopher Nolan's 'The Odyssey' deserves the compliment of detailed examination. But, I...

May 2025

May 19, 2025

‘The Last Rodeo’: Neal McDonough on Bull-Riding & Da Pope

Shortly after the election of Pope Leo XIV, I had a video chat with star...

February 2025

February 17, 2025

‘The Chosen’ Picks Its Partner: Prime Video

'The Chosen' continues to break new showbiz ground, showing that success carries challenges of its...

October 2024

October 05, 2024

‘Chosen’ Star Jonathan Roumie Narrates ‘Father Flanagan’ Doc

'The Chosen' star Jonathan Roumie lends his fame and his voice, as narrator of 'Heart...

May 2023

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...

December 2022

December 03, 2022

‘Confessions of a Catholic Single’: Erin Dooley Draws From Life for a Comic Podcast

Filmmaker Erin Dooley drew on her own experiences and those of her friends for the...

November 2022

November 01, 2022

‘The Chosen’: Jordan Walker Ross, Who Plays Apostle Little James, on Acting, Life & the Dallas Cowboys (Not Necessarily in That Order)

My chat with actor Jordan Walker Ross, who plays Little James, one of Jesus' Apostles...

April 2021

April 24, 2021

‘Deadliest Catch: Bloodline,’ Part 2: Josh Harris on Bringing Back Brother Jake and Finding Faith

As viewers saw in the season-two premiere of 'Deadliest Catch: Bloodline,' Josh Harris' younger brother...

April 24, 2021

‘Deadliest Catch: Bloodline,’ Part 1: Josh Harris on Fishing in Hawaii and Catching COVID-19

In season two of 'Deadliest Catch: Bloodline,' streaming on Discovery+, Josh Harris deals with a...

April 03, 2021

PBS’ ‘Hemingway’: The Raucous, Tragic Life of an Acclaimed Writer (and Maybe Being More Catholic Would Have Helped)

PBS' 'Hemingway' paints a fascinating and frequently unflattering portrait of a writer who ultimately drowned...

April 02, 2021

Premiering Holy Saturday, Lifetime’s ‘Mahalia’ Profiles a Gospel Singer Who Kept the Faith

This Holy Saturday, Lifetime goes gospel with 'Robin Roberts Presents: Mahalia,' a biopic of gospel-music...

March 2021

March 27, 2021

‘Francesco’ Is a Love Letter — Just Not to Everything Pope Francis Says or Does

It's hard not to be glad 'Francesco' exists, even if the 2020 documentary, launching Palm...

March 26, 2021

Netflix’s ‘A Week Away’ Is a Breezy Musical Romp — With Some God

In the new musical 'A Week Away,' premiering Friday, March 26, on Netflix, a troubled...

May 2020

May 13, 2020

‘Belgravia’/’Downton Abbey’ Creator Julian Fellowes Will ‘Think About’ a Story on English Catholicism

Fans who've followed British writer Fellowes' career know that he is a Catholic, if sometimes...

December 2019

December 27, 2019

HBO’s ‘His Dark Materials’: I Came, I Watched … Here’s What I Thought

The HBO fantasy drama 'His Dark Materials' aims to take on organized religion through a...

November 2019

November 07, 2019

Amid #MeToo Allegations, Netflix Shelves John Crist Thanksgiving Comedy Special

Allegations against Christian comic John Crist, concerning inappropriate behavior and relationships with women going back...

August 2019

August 07, 2019

Nicolas Cage and the Holy Grail

Apparently, Nicolas Cage doesn't just hunt for lost treasures in the movies -- and that...

July 2019

July 25, 2019

UPtv’s Charley Humbard on ‘Heartland’ and His Channel’s ‘Uplifting’ Content

If anyone was destined to work in faith-and-family broadcasting, it's UPtv founder and CEO Charley...

May 2019

May 11, 2019

Starz’s ‘The Spanish Princess’: So, Catherine of Aragon Lied

"The Spanish Princess" premiered Sunday, May 5, on Starz, but I've gone through enough advance...

December 2018

December 18, 2018

‘Die Hard’: New Trailer Shows It’s ‘The Greatest Christmas Story Ever Told’

Getting into the Christmas spirit, today 20th Century Fox released a recut trailer that showcases...

December 04, 2018

Kurt Russell Is Why I Can’t Hate Netflix’s ‘The Christmas Chronicles’

There's a lot that's sketchy and iffy in Netflix's The Christmas Chronicles -- especially for...

October 2018

October 10, 2018

‘Gosnell’: A Straightforward, Restrained Procedural About a Descent Into Abortion Hell

Sometimes a story needs dressing up, or pumping up, for the audience to get the...

August 2018

August 13, 2018

‘I Love God’: Chris Pratt Proclaims at the 2018 Teen Choice Awards

Chris Pratt is at it again, proclaiming his love for God in front of a...

August 07, 2018

‘Dog Days’: Comedy, Grown-Up Romance, Dogs … And PG-Rated to Boot

Of late, mainstream romantic comedies have tended toward being pretty raunchy, pretty sexy or both....

August 01, 2018

Faith, Family, Whatever — Can Netflix Just Be Netflix for All?

Much is made of one service or another being the "family-friendly Netflix" or the "Christian...

July 2018

July 27, 2018

‘God Friended Me’ and ‘Dog Days’: New TV, New Movie Trailers!

I've seen bad movies with good trailers, but I've never seen a good movie with...

July 26, 2018

‘Mission Impossible: Fallout’: What Happened to the Vatican?

There is a scene in "Mission Impossible: Fallout," hitting theaters tonight, Thursday, July 27, where...

July 23, 2018

‘American Jesus’: Netflix to Adapt Catholic Mark Millar’s Apocalyptic Comic

So, Netflix is doing something called "American Jesus." Before you get the torches and pitchforks,...

July 12, 2018

Emmy Nominations: ‘This Is Us,’ ‘American Ninja Warrior,’ Among Bright Spots

As expected, there's not a preponderance of faith- and family- positive programming on the list...

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