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March 2016

March 21, 2016

Christological Battles Around “The Young Messiah”

By Sr. Anne Joan Flanagan, FSP Last week's opening of The Young Messiah in theaters...

March 10, 2016

The Young Messiah: Filling in the Blanks in the Infancy Narratives

This is a surprisingly dark film, and it is Satan who provokes that darkness, starting...

February 2016

February 20, 2016

Sr. Helena Burns Reviews: The Young Messiah

Sr. Helena Burns has a lot to say about this new movie about the boy...

January 2016

January 18, 2016

Sr. Helena Burns Reviews: The Revenant

The film never blinks. The film never flinches. The film never looks away. The film...

November 2015

November 30, 2015

Should You See “The Letters” Movie About Mother Teresa?

Three of my sisters have reviewed the new movie about Mother Teresa, which makes me...

November 04, 2015

Sr. Helena Burns Reviews: Spotlight

"Spotlight" is the recounting of the "Spotlight" team of intrepid investigative reporters at the Boston...

November 01, 2015

Sr. Helena Burns Reviews: Jem and the Holograms

Jem and the Holograms is a great film for young people, with one BIG drawback.

October 2015

October 15, 2015

Sr. Hosea Reviews: The Intern with Robert De Niro and Anne Hathaway

Although many critics panned The Intern, I believe the film has much to say, especially...

October 12, 2015

The JP2 Inter-Faith Film Festival Is Coming to Town!

I am so glad that I am in New England for the fall weather. I...

October 07, 2015

Sr. Helena Burns Reviews: Pawn Sacrifice with Tobey Maguire

Sr. Helena Burns has a lot to say about the new movie "Pawn Sacrifice" by...

September 2015

September 18, 2015

Sr. Helena Burns Reviews: 90 Minutes in Heaven

Sr. Helena Burns reviews 90 Minutes in Heaven and she's not happy. "And that moustache..."

September 11, 2015

Sr. Helena Burns Reviews: War Room

"Just the thought of "a film about prayer" could make the holiest Christian pastor tremble...

August 2015

August 18, 2015

Sr. Helena Burns Reviews: The Gift

Looking for a tight suspense thriller? Look no further than "The Gift." Sr. Helena Burns...

July 2015

July 17, 2015

Sr. Helena Burns Reviews: Self/less

The idea and ideology of "transhumanism": that human beings are basically just brains in containers,...

May 2015

May 11, 2015

Strong Messages in Avengers: Age of Ultron

Avengers: Age of Ultron is chock-full of action, humor and good messages. There is one...