Arts Wed, 22 Jan 2025 14:48:10 -0500 Website design by Concerto Designs concertodesigns.ca en-gb While theologically lacking, Jesus Revolution still groovy /features/arts/item/35300-while-theologically-lacking-jesus-revolution-still-groovy /features/arts/item/35300-while-theologically-lacking-jesus-revolution-still-groovy

The Woodstock generation gets religion in the warmhearted fact-based drama Jesus Revolution (Lionsgate). Refreshingly free of the usual objectionable ingredients, this generally appealing Evangelically-flavoured look back at a somewhat surprising chapter in Baby Boomer history is doctrinally dodgy but ethically uplifting.

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Movie News Wed, 01 Mar 2023 14:33:04 -0500
Hollywood heavy hitters push Hallow higher /features/arts/item/35282-hollywood-heavy-hitters-push-hallow-higher /features/arts/item/35282-hollywood-heavy-hitters-push-hallow-higher

One of the most popular Catholic apps in the world, according to various online metrics, Hallow is poised to soar even higher this Lenten season.

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qamundson@catholicregister.private (Quinton Amundson, The Catholic Register) Arts News Thu, 23 Feb 2023 16:00:00 -0500
Film relives MaryƵapp journey with the Cross /features/arts/item/35252-film-relives-mary-s-journey-with-the-cross /features/arts/item/35252-film-relives-mary-s-journey-with-the-cross

While attending Mass at St. Vital Catholic Church in Winnipeg in 2020, Bisong TaiwoƵapp cinematic eye was entranced by the lighting of the Stations of the Cross sculptures hanging on the walls. 

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qamundson@catholicregister.private (Quinton Amundson, The Catholic Register) Movie News Fri, 10 Feb 2023 09:15:00 -0500
Boldly going to frontier of ‘science and religion’ /features/arts/item/35165-boldly-going-to-frontier-of-science-and-religion /features/arts/item/35165-boldly-going-to-frontier-of-science-and-religion

Are science and religion fundamentally opposed to each other? That common notion has “worked a lot of mischief,” said Bishop Robert Barron, who launched a new conference Jan. 13-14 to show how the Catholic Church champions “the unity of faith and reason.”

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Arts News Wed, 18 Jan 2023 13:43:13 -0500
Steadfast Worship aiming for a ‘Louder’ new year /features/arts/item/35088-steadfast-worship-aiming-for-a-louder-new-year /features/arts/item/35088-steadfast-worship-aiming-for-a-louder-new-year

The up-and-coming Catholic youth band Steadfast WorshipƵapp new song “Louder” is rippling soundbites within TorontoƵapp Catholic community, following its official release last month. 

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Music News Wed, 21 Dec 2022 14:25:55 -0500
Book delves into VaticanƵapp history of prohibiting books /features/arts/item/35057-book-delves-into-vatican-s-history-of-prohibiting-books /features/arts/item/35057-book-delves-into-vatican-s-history-of-prohibiting-books

The Catholic Church Index Librorum Prohibitorum (“List of Prohibited Books”), the list of publications deemed blasphemous or morally reprehensible in the view of the Sacred Congregation of the Index, is the subject of a new deep-dive academic research novel from St. Thomas University professor Dr. Robin Vose. 

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qamundson@catholicregister.private (Quinton Amundson, The Catholic Register) Book News Wed, 14 Dec 2022 11:10:44 -0500
Ireland and its massive influence on the world /features/arts/item/35041-ireland-and-its-massive-influence-on-the-world /features/arts/item/35041-ireland-and-its-massive-influence-on-the-world

The Catholic Church throughout much of the world was shaped by the Irish diaspora, the migration of eight million Irish men and women that took place (mostly) between 1760 and 1960.

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cns@catholicregister.org (Catholic News Service) Book News Thu, 08 Dec 2022 13:54:21 -0500
Pope blesses SchmalzƵapp begging statue' /features/arts/item/34939-pope-blesses-schmalz-s-begging-statue /features/arts/item/34939-pope-blesses-schmalz-s-begging-statue

Pope Francis blessed a statue by renowned Canadian sculptor Timothy Schmalz that will be used in conjunction with a Vincentian Fathers and Daughters of Charity project to build homes for 10,000 people. 

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cns@catholicregister.org (Catholic News Service) Arts News Wed, 09 Nov 2022 14:08:11 -0500
Fr. Bedard champion of, for, the Church /features/arts/item/34925-fr-bedard-champion-of-for-the-church /features/arts/item/34925-fr-bedard-champion-of-for-the-church

Fr. Robert “Bob” Bedard (1929-2011), a beloved advocate of the Canadian and global Catholic communities, is the subject of an upcoming documentary-drama from award-winning Catholic filmmaker Kevin Dunn.

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qamundson@catholicregister.private (Quinton Amundson, The Catholic Register) Movie News Fri, 04 Nov 2022 09:41:52 -0400
New film explores Mother Teresa's legacy of caring /features/arts/item/34901-new-film-explores-mother-teresa-s-legacy-of-caring /features/arts/item/34901-new-film-explores-mother-teresa-s-legacy-of-caring

The future of the Missionaries of Charity, Mother TeresaƵapp Sisters, is more of the same — more hope, more love, more care and compassion launched into the gaping wound of destitution, despair and neglect visible in every city in the world. 

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mikes@catholicregister.org (Michael Swan, The Catholic Register) Movie News Thu, 27 Oct 2022 09:59:03 -0400