Work and prayer put to song
ThereƵapp a very thin layer between heaven and Earth. ThatƵapp how Monica Fitzgibbons describes her experience listening to the Benedictines of Mary, Queen of Apostles Sisters as they recorded Angels and Saints at Ephesus.
Simple ways to a better world
To live simply is not simple in our over-consuming culture. But it should be our goal if we want to be healthier, more ethical and better connected to God and the green Earth we’ve been given to watch over.
Rohr offers daily dose of meditations
When I picked up this hefty tome, a compendium of snippets from Franciscan Father Richard RohrƵapp many writings (some of it previously unpublished), I expected a series of reflections in familiar groupings: personal faith, compassion, social justice, the natural world, grief — the standard mix that is often a blessing to preachers or educators who need a little help getting started on a selected topic or biblical passage.
Mary Stuart takes Stratford by storm
STRATFORD, ONT. - The surprise hit at this yearƵapp Stratford Festival has been captivating audiences by using the Catholic-Protestant divide of 1500s England and Scotland as a mirror of post-9/11 society.
RED 2
NEW YORK - Those "retired and extremely dangerous" (RED) secret agents are back on the case in "RED 2" (Summit), a lively sequel to the 2010 film based on the graphic novels by Warren Ellis and Cully Hamner.
The Conjuring
NEW YORK - Movies involving demonic possession and Catholic faith practices always are an uncomfortable mix, as in "The Conjuring" (Warner Bros.).
'Importance of faith' key to ridding evil, says 'Conjuring' source
WASHINGTON - One of the self-styled lay exorcists who was called in for both "The Amityville Horror" and the house-haunting that served as the basis for the new movie "The Conjuring" said it is critical to take stock of "the importance of faith" in such situations.
King DavidƵapp story lost in the telling
TORONTO - For there to be victory, theremust be a battle, says Nathan theProphet in A KingƵapp Heart, theon-stage story of King David. Butin the musical directed by SusanG. Acheson, manƵapp battle withtemptation is just as dangerous as combat.
With Superman, right makes might
There is a moment during the Zack Snyder film Man of Steel where we witness a convergence of two of the most recognized icons in the western world: the cross and the “S” on SupermanƵapp chest.
Evangelizing through the beauty of music
Chris Bray is steadfast and earnest on record, steadfast and earnest on stage, steadfast and earnest throughout a simple phone call.
Delving into Catholic moral reasoning
The Ethical Being: A Catholic Guide to Contemporary Issues by Scott Kline (Novalis, 264 pages, softcover, $19.95)
It is not inevitable that a Catholic book about ethics must become a Catholic book about sex. Despite the popular notion that morality is the conservative, judgmental and unkind mode of talking about sex, Catholic moral science is not primarily a list of forbidden thoughts and acts which originate south of the belt buckle.