“Are you interested in painting, sir?” asks the cheerful curator of the modern art museum. “No, not me,” says the detective. He passes his hand across his rumpled hair. “Now, Mrs. Columbo, she’s different. That […]
St. Hildegard of Bingen (1089–1179) will soon be the Catholic Church’s 35th Doctor. The formal proclamation will make her the fourth woman to be declared a Doctor of the Church, joining the ranks of Saints […]
I can’t remember the last time I listened to an album with such suspicion. With arms folded, I was ready to be annoyed, hit the skip button, and then rant about how Springsteen has lost […]
After decades of seeing their Church maligned in cinema, Catholic moviegoers have enjoyed a smattering of pro-Catholic movies in recent years. The latest of these, For Greater Glory starring Andy Garcia, will be released in the […]
Marvel’s The Avengers took in $207.4 million on its opening weekend, smashing the previous box office record for an opening weekend held by the most recent Harry Potter film. Does it live up to the […]
Despite the fact that nearly the entire plot of Blue Like Jazz is preoccupied with its main character’s loss and eventual recovery of his Christian faith, its director, Steve Taylor, insists that it is not […]
Pope Benedict XVI has observed that “Christianity, Catholicism, isn’t a collection of prohibitions: it’s a positive option. It’s very important that we look at it again because this idea has almost completely disappeared today. We’ve […]
One of the most popular dystopian novels in recent literature, The Hunger Games, was released this past weekend as a major motion picture. Critics are estimating the new hit could possibly generate more revenue than […]
When Sony Pictures, the production company behind the hit film The Da Vinci Code and its new sequel Angels & Demons, reached out to CERN, the European Organization for Nuclear Research, CERN management saw a […]
Among the great filmmakers of the 20th century, Ingmar Bergman stands out as the director with the greatest interest in raising the big questions about God, death, guilt, love, and forgiveness. Two years after his […]
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