Arts Fri, 24 Jan 2025 01:35:40 -0500 Website design by Concerto Designs concertodesigns.ca en-gb Famed organist/composer Massimo Nosetti succumbs to cancer /features/arts/item/17190-famed-organist-composer-massimo-nosetti-succumbs-to-cancer /features/arts/item/17190-famed-organist-composer-massimo-nosetti-succumbs-to-cancer

Massimo Nosetti, organist and composer, died Nov. 12 at the age of 53 after being diagnosed with cancer in October.

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allisonhunwickscatholicregister@catholicregister.org (Allison Hunwicks, The Catholic Register) Music News Wed, 13 Nov 2013 14:59:06 -0500
Other than Don Cherry, who knew? /features/arts/item/17171-other-than-don-cherry-who-knew? /features/arts/item/17171-other-than-don-cherry-who-knew?

If there is one thing Alyssa Bormes thinks hockey can teach us it is how to be better Catholics.

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evan.boudreau@catholicregister.org (Evan Boudreau, The Catholic Register) Book News Sat, 09 Nov 2013 12:01:08 -0500
A blending of medieval, modern /features/arts/item/17170-a-blending-of-medieval-modern /features/arts/item/17170-a-blending-of-medieval-modern

Back in the 1300s, itƵapp doubtful that French composer Guillame de Machaut was imagining his newly written Messe de Nostre Dame being re-born in a future far, far away.

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allisonhunwickscatholicregister@catholicregister.org (Allison Hunwicks, The Catholic Register) Music News Sat, 09 Nov 2013 08:03:27 -0500
Gravity opens the door to the reality of God /features/arts/item/17074-gravity-opens-the-door-to-the-reality-of-god /features/arts/item/17074-gravity-opens-the-door-to-the-reality-of-god

Alfonso CuaronƵapp Gravity is the most visually arresting movie since Avatar. Its special effects have been quite rightly characterized as revolutionary and groundbreaking. But what is perhaps most surprising about this stunning film is its clear and profound religious import. 

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Movie News Thu, 17 Oct 2013 18:26:11 -0400
Taking aim at ‘dumbed-down’ Catholicism /features/arts/item/16989-taking-aim-at-%E2%80%98dumbed-down%E2%80%99-catholicism /features/arts/item/16989-taking-aim-at-%E2%80%98dumbed-down%E2%80%99-catholicism

The Church is not on a mission, it is a mission.

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ruane@catholicregister.org (Ruane Remy, The Catholic Register) Movie News Sat, 05 Oct 2013 08:00:22 -0400
Bringing the Church to life /features/arts/item/16952-bringing-the-church-to-life /features/arts/item/16952-bringing-the-church-to-life

TORONTO - Salt + Light, CanadaƵapp Catholic broadcaster, is launching The Church Alive, “a series for the New Evangelization on the New Evangelization,” says co-host Sebastian Gomes.

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ruane@catholicregister.org (Ruane Remy, The Catholic Register) Arts News Sat, 28 Sep 2013 08:39:04 -0400
Francis’ clandestine network saved Argentine dissidents /features/arts/item/16911-francis%E2%80%99-clandestine-network-saved-argentine-dissidents /features/arts/item/16911-francis%E2%80%99-clandestine-network-saved-argentine-dissidents

VATICAN CITY - While a military-backed dictatorship in Argentina was conducting a clandestine war on suspected dissidents, then-Fr. Jorge Mario Bergoglio, the future Pope, masterminded a secret strategy to save those being targeted, according to a new book.

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Book News Sat, 21 Sep 2013 11:09:57 -0400
Wartime diaries unveil more on Pope Pius XII /features/arts/item/16880-wartime-diaries-unveil-more-on-pope-pius-xii /features/arts/item/16880-wartime-diaries-unveil-more-on-pope-pius-xii

TORONTO - The only published diary of a high-ranking Holy See official from the Second World War will soon be available in English.

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erik@catholicregister.org (Erik C) Book News Sat, 14 Sep 2013 17:24:46 -0400
Catholic film censor to re-examine its role /features/arts/item/16879-catholic-film-censor-to-re-examine-its-role /features/arts/item/16879-catholic-film-censor-to-re-examine-its-role

OTTAWA - A Quebec organization founded by the Canadian bishops more than 50 years ago to censor films will be re-examining its mission under a new CEO.

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ccn-ottawa@rogers.com (Deborah Gyapong, Canadian Catholic News) Movie News Sat, 14 Sep 2013 14:18:44 -0400
This Sinner is working on being a Saint /features/arts/item/16878-this-sinner-is-working-on-being-a-saint /features/arts/item/16878-this-sinner-is-working-on-being-a-saint

TORONTO - Lino Rulli wants to be the patron saint of kissing — after all, he says heƵapp so good at it. HeƵapp also good at being The Catholic Guy, the radio host known to champion the faith with wit and humour on Sirius XM Satellite RadioƵapp Catholic channel.

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ruane@catholicregister.org (Ruane Remy, The Catholic Register) Arts News Sat, 14 Sep 2013 10:11:07 -0400