Arts
Pope Francis meets Martin Scorsese, director of 'Silence,' at Vatican
VATICAN CITY – On Wednesday Pope Francis added world famous director Martin Scorsese to the list of Hollywood stars he has welcomed for a private meeting in the Vatican, following an official Rome preview of ScorseseöÏÓãÊÓƵapp new film Silence.
Iconography classes draw non-Orthodox in search of spiritual images
WASHINGTON – Anna Schalk finds herself weeping each time she enters an Orthodox church and gazes at the flat, colorful icons of Jesus and the Virgin Mary.
Movie Review: Allied
NEW YORK – Like time travellers from the Golden Age of Hollywood studio films, the characters played by Brad Pitt and Marion Cotillard in "Allied" (Paramount) don't allow a little event like World War II to muss their elegant coifs.
'Doctor Strange' offers a taste of spiritual medicine
Scott DericksonöÏÓãÊÓƵapp new film, Doctor Strange, has received rave reviews for its special-effects, its compelling story-telling, and the quality of its actors, but I would like to focus on the spirituality implicit in it. Doctor Strange is far from a satisfying presentation of the spiritual order, but it represents a significant step in the right direction, which proves especially helpful for our time.
One-woman shows bring Scripture to life
When Elisa Lollino performs, itöÏÓãÊÓƵapp not just a play. ItöÏÓãÊÓƵapp also a form of prayer.
'Portraits of Faith' puts spotlight on young Catholic Canadians
Single, engaged, married and ordained Catholics share stories of their faith life in a new book by Faith Connections and the Sisters of St. Joseph Toronto.
On the front lines with the Padre
Rev. Major Mike Dalton is CanadaöÏÓãÊÓƵapp most decorated Roman Catholic chaplain, but that only tells us he did his job very well. A greater part of his story is what is revealed in his diaries written from the World War II battlefields of Europe, of the humanity and spirituality that could be found even in the most grim of settings.
Faith takes center stage in Mel Gibson's new film
NEW YORK – Ever since the success of 2004's The Passion of the Christ, viewers of faith have waited anxiously for a follow-up from the film's director, Mel Gibson.
Movie Review: Hacksaw Ridge
NEW YORK – In the Gospel of John, Jesus tells his disciples, "No one has greater love than this, to lay down one's life for one's friends."
The ‘Homer Simpsonization’ of men in the media today is a very troubling trend
Two recent films, Deepwater Horizon starring Mark Wahlberg and Sully starring Tom Hanks, represent something of a breath of fresh air. Both movies feature men who are intelligent, virtuous and quietly heroic. If this strikes you as a banal observation, that just means you haven’t been following much of the popular culture for the past 20 years.
Medieval crucifix in St. Peter's Basilica 'resurrected' from obscurity
VATICAN CITY – His toes curl in pain, his veins bulge from exertion, his bony chest heaves in the last throes of death.
Movie Review: Inferno
NEW YORK – While not exactly hellish, "Inferno" (Columbia), director Ron Howard's screen version of Dan Brown's 2013 novel, does produce some of the purgatorial tedium of sitting around in a dentist's waiting room or standing at a bus stop.
In truth, we 'More Than Survive'
In his new book More Than Survive, author Fr. Frank Freitas proposes that God wants us to thrive in an increasingly hectic world. What follows is an excerpt from More Than Survive, published this month by Catholic Register Books.