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2016-02-17T15:46:48-08:00

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No, Hollywood Isn’t Our National Conscience … Just the Opposite

Last updated on: February 17, 2016 at 3:46 pm By Kate O'Hare

Editors’ Note: This article is part of the Patheos Public Square. This month we’re asking: Has Hollywood Become Our National Conscience? Read other perspectives here. Hollywood is a place — a seedy stretch of Los Angeles along Santa Monica, Sunset and Hollywood Boulevards, just east of tony Beverly Hills and fabulous West Hollywood — but that’s not the Hollywood we’re speaking of (unless you’re looking for tourists, tattoos and trendy bars). The entertainment industry that the word “Hollywood” encapsulates is a... Read more

2018-01-03T11:37:37-08:00

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Denise Matthews, Jesus and the Death of Vanity

Last updated on: January 3, 2018 at 11:37 am By Kate O'Hare

On Monday, Feb. 15, 2016, singer and actress Denise Matthews passed away at the age of 57 in a hospital in the Bay Area city of Fremont, California. Cocaine abuse cost her both kidneys, and she lived in dialysis. That and other ailments claimed her life, but before she left this Earth, she knew the source of her hope of salvation. In 1980, she met musician and entrepreneur Prince and became one of his protégés, fronting a group called Vanity 6,... Read more

2016-02-14T11:26:30-08:00

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Dear Tim Tebow Haters: This Is What Love Looks Like … on a Night to Shine

Last updated on: February 14, 2016 at 11:26 am By Kate O'Hare

He may be a polarizing figure, but former NFL quarterback Tim Tebow is dedicated to helping people with special needs. Read more

2016-02-08T10:19:49-08:00

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Super Bowl 50: God Has a Good Night at the NFL Honors

Last updated on: February 8, 2016 at 10:19 am By Kate O'Hare

Former Baltimore Ravens center Matt Birk, winner of the 2011 NFL Walter Payton Man of the Year Award — which recognizes players for their volunteer and charity work, as well as excellence on the field — may have said it best about the role of faith in football. From a piece I did for Pax Culturati and The Tidings last September: “I’ve always said football’s a very spiritual game,” he said. “The game will bring you to your knees, so... Read more

2016-02-04T15:56:17-08:00

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Fox and Tyler Perry’s ‘The Passion Live’ Casts Seal as Pontius Pilate, Joining Jesus, Mary, Peter and Judas

Last updated on: February 4, 2016 at 3:56 pm By Kate O'Hare

From the email inbox today: Grammy Award-winning recording artist and singer/songwriter Seal has been cast in the role of Pontius Pilate in THE PASSION, a two-hour epic musical event airing LIVE from New Orleans on Palm Sunday, March 20 (8:00–10:00 PM ETlive/PT tape-delayed) on FOX. Seal joins previously announced host and narrator Tyler Perry, and cast members Jencarlos Canela (Jesus Christ), Chris Daughtry (Judas), Prince Royce (the disciple Peter) and Trisha Yearwood (Mary, the mother of Jesus). THE PASSION, written by Peter... Read more

2016-02-02T15:23:08-08:00

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FX’s ‘The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story’: Sensational Story, Serious TV (VIDEO)

Last updated on: February 2, 2016 at 3:23 pm By Kate O'Hare

The outstanding 10-part miniseries deploys an all-star cast to tell one of the most dramatic real-life trials of the 20th Century. Read more

2016-02-05T10:56:24-08:00

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‘Risen’: Joseph Fiennes’ Clavius Goes on the Manhunt That Changed the Course of Human History

Last updated on: February 5, 2016 at 10:56 am By Kate O'Hare

You could call it “CSI: Jerusalem.” In the new feature film “Risen,” set to be released on Feb. 19, 2016 – during Lent — British actor Joseph Fiennes (“Shakespeare in Love,” “FlashForward”) plays Roman Military Tribune Clavius, assigned by Pontius Pilate (Peter Firth) to find the missing body of Yeshua, a k a Jesus (Cliff Curtis) during the 40 days after the Resurection. A pagan with a devotion to Mars, the god of war, Clavius is present at Christ’s... Read more

2016-01-29T15:11:29-08:00

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NBC’s ‘You, Me and the Apocalypse’ Stars Rob Lowe as a Vatican Priest and Devil’s Advocate

Last updated on: January 29, 2016 at 3:11 pm By Kate O'Hare

In what may be the most pleasant TV surprise of this young year (although it actually premiered in the U.K. in late 2015), NBC’s “You, Me and the Apocalypse,” premiering Thursday, Jan. 28, at 8 p.m. ET/PT, achieves the near-impossible — it’s a comedy-drama on a broadcast network that manages to be both comedic and dramatic, and could be a positive portrayal of Catholicism to boot. In the 10-episode miniseries, co-produced in the U.K. by NBCUniversal International Studios and Britain’s Sky... Read more

2016-01-26T20:56:44-08:00

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It’s ‘Marvel’s Daredevil’ vs. The Punisher, With a Vengeance, in Season 2

Last updated on: January 26, 2016 at 8:56 pm By Kate O'Hare

Lawyer turned vigilante -- and Catholic -- Matt Murdock has made peace with his costumed alter ego, until a darker version of himself shows up and begins wreaking havoc in Hell's Kitchen. Read more

2016-01-23T21:26:13-08:00

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‘The X-Files’ Returns: Will Scully Still Be Catholic?

Last updated on: January 23, 2016 at 9:26 pm By Kate O'Hare

"The X-Files" returns for a six-episode run, with familiar faces and some fresh conspiracies. Read more

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