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2015-10-02T19:34:20-08:00

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‘Empire’ vs. ‘Nashville’: A Fan Weighs In

Last updated on: October 2, 2015 at 7:34 pm By Kate O'Hare

In the battle of the primetime music-based soaps, I’m a noncombatant. So I turned to someone who’s very familiar with both Fox’s “Empire” and ABC’s “Nashville” to see how the sophomore megahit about the hip-hop industry stacks up against the fourth-season melodrama set in the heart of country music. And she knows a bit about storytelling too. From her website: A former development executive with a major Hollywood producer, Sara Anne Fox played a vital role in the conception and development of over... Read more

2015-10-02T19:03:23-08:00

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A JPL Scientist Finds Common Ground With Pope Francis

Last updated on: October 2, 2015 at 7:03 pm By Kate O'Hare

Over at CatholicVote, I have an interview with oceanographer/climatologist Dr. William Patzert at Jet Propulsion Laboratory, who has high praise for Pope Francis’ latest encyclical. Here’s a taste: The scientist also felt a connection with Pope Francis. “Isn’t it interesting,” he said, “that I felt he was talking to me. … He definitely has my ear, all right. Some of my colleagues only speak at scientific meetings and gibberish and putting each other to sleep using science talk. I make... Read more

2015-09-30T17:41:17-08:00

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2 Times Kind Women — and Social Media — Made All the Difference for a Child (Video)

Last updated on: September 30, 2015 at 5:41 pm By Kate O'Hare

Mary always teaches us about patience, kindness and love. Like her, all women have the innate ability to nurture things, whether it’s a business, students, friends, relatives, a garden, their own children or even the children of complete strangers. And when a woman finds that in herself, it’s truly beautiful. From a TV station near my hometown comes a lovely story about a nurse who forever changed the life of a suffering child: And what happened next … And then, here’s... Read more

2015-09-29T16:20:33-08:00

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Michael Gerson on the NFL, Pope Francis, Taylor Swift and the Evangelical Dilemma

Last updated on: September 29, 2015 at 4:20 pm By Kate O'Hare

As Catholics deal with all the issues we have in the Church, we don’t have a lot of time to think about what’s going on inside all those other religious communities, especially Evangelical ones. In this entertaining 9ish-minute video, former George W. Bush speechwriter and political columnist Michael Gerson previews Pope Francis’ recent visit to America, and then begins to ask what the message of the Bishop of Rome means for all Christians, especially his fellow Evangelicals. It’s not encouraging.... Read more

2015-09-28T14:29:42-08:00

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‘My Brother’s Bomber’: A ‘Frontline’ Filmmaker Pursues a Personal Quest for Lockerbie Justice

Last updated on: September 28, 2015 at 2:29 pm By Kate O'Hare

Finding the truth won’t bring a loved one back, but sometimes, it’s the last gift you can give to those you’ve lost. Terrorism is murder, plain and simple. It’s the willful killing of other human beings to make some sort of a point or to frighten peoples or nations. All of it is horrific, but at its worse, it’s the slaughter of the innocent, who either have no culpability in the terrorists’ complaints, or have a culpability that only exists within twisted... Read more

2015-09-25T12:21:20-08:00

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Dean Cain, TV’s ‘Superman,’ Joins ‘Gosnell’ Abortion-Horror Movie

Last updated on: September 25, 2015 at 12:21 pm By Kate O'Hare

“Superman is going to take down America’s biggest serial killer.” Actually, this headline in a press release that landed in my email today is referring to Dean Cain, the star of the 1990s ABC series “Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman” (he also appears in the pilot for CBS’ “Supergirl,” premiering Oct. 26). Here’s the rest of it: Superman Dean Cain has joined the Gosnell movie to play the detective who uncovered the doctor’s ‘House of Horrors’ clinic. The filmmakers have also announced... Read more

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2015-09-25T10:54:33-08:00

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James Bond and Pope Francis at the U.N.

Last updated on: September 25, 2015 at 10:54 am By Kate O'Hare

Well, look who showed up to hear Pope Francis’ talk today at the United Nations in New York City (click here for the full text of his address), none other than James Bond himself, actor Daniel Craig … At least we know the pontiff was safe, since 007 was on the job. Image: James Bond at Madame Tussauds waxworks (Wikimedia Commons); screenshot by Kate O’Hare Don’t miss a thing: head over to my other home at CatholicVote and like my Facebook page. Read more

2015-09-24T16:39:39-08:00

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‘Hotel Transylvania 2’: Sweet, But With a Little Fang

Last updated on: September 24, 2015 at 4:39 pm By Kate O'Hare

This week, I headed over to Sony Studios in Culver City, California, for a screening (and monster cupcakes!) connected to the Friday, Sept. 25, release of the new animated film, “Hotel Transylvania 2.” It’s a sequel to the 2012 “Hotel Transylvania,” in which Count Dracula (Adam Sandler) realizes that human slacker Jonathan (Andy Samberg) from Santa Cruz, California, has discovered the castle-turned-hotel he runs as a hideaway for monsters seeking to escape the human world. And worse yet, Jonathan and... Read more

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2015-09-24T12:26:46-08:00

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PBS Looks at the Lives of ‘Chaplains’

Last updated on: September 24, 2015 at 12:26 pm By Kate O'Hare

The lives of chaplains have become increasingly complicated, as, especially in the military, they’re often asked to minister without making inconvenient references to God. No doubt, we’ll come to regret not allowing people hired to give spiritual guidance to actually do that, but at least for now, being a chaplain still means something — and it certainly did in the past. In my email box today is news of an upcoming special that honors those who serve the cause of... Read more

2015-09-24T12:16:15-08:00

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

Last updated on: September 24, 2015 at 12:16 pm By Kate O'Hare

Over at CatholicVote, I look at the way that Pope Francis’ visit to the U.S. has dominated the news coverage the last few days. There’s so much love for, and interest in, him — and yet most of TV and movies is indifferent or hostile to Catholicism. As the Apostles would tell us, this is not so much a problem as an opportunity. Here’s a taste: I’m not asking you to go out there and exclusively produce religious art. These... Read more

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