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An exorcist gives tools for spiritual warfare
Fr. Paolo Carlin is a diocesan exorcist and a member of the International Association of Exorcists. Using his firsthand knowledge and experience as an exorcist, Fr. Carlin authored An Exorcist Explains How to Heal the Possessed: And Help…
Did Shakespeare have Catholic sympathies?
Clare Asquith is the author of Shakespeare and the Resistance (PublicAffairs, 2018), a book in which she argues that William Shakespeare harbored Catholic sympathies and covertly critiqued the religious fabric of his age through his…
‘Romero’ film released on DVD as Church prepares to canonize the martyred archbishop
With the Oct. 14 canonization of El Salvadoran Archbishop Oscar Romero, Paulist Productions is releasing on DVD the 1989 movie Romero. The newly remastered film tells the story of Archbishop Romero — a bookish cleric turned lion — who in…
Will Graham on playing his grandfather in ‘Unbroken’
Louis Zamperini — Olympian and World War II veteran — has been the subject of two films. In 2014, Angelina Jolie’s movie Unbroken — adapted from the best-selling book of the same name by Lauren Hillenbrand — told Zamperini’s story up to his…
The ‘Miracle Hunter’ and ‘The Apparition’
The Apparition, written and directed by Xavier Giannoli, is a thought-provoking mystery that follows a young French novitiate named Anna (Galatéa Bellugi) who claims that the Virgin Mary appeared to her. The film is seen through the eyes of…
Bringing healing to a wounded Church
Fr. Thomas Berg had just finished celebrating morning Mass. The faithful had left the church, and Fr. Berg was locking up. As he made his way back to the sacristy, he glanced up at a stained glass window depicting the Resurrection. It was…
James Faulkner shares a few secrets and talks about his role as Paul
Actor James Faulkner says while filming Paul, Apostle of Christ “a spirit moved within me" and he “was moved by it.” Faulkner plays St. Paul in the March 2018 film that was released on Blu-ray/DVD June 19. Faulkner discussed with Catholic…
At 97, priest is still working hard, ministering to God’s people
Fr. James Lloyd, 97, is the oldest-living Paulist Father. Fr. Lloyd hosted a television program called Inquiry that aired Sunday mornings from 1958 to 1973 on WNBC in New York. This month is the 70th anniversary of his ordination. He…
Baseball, religion, and a small town
Author Tommy Murray has written a novel about a small town Catholic high school baseball team and its journey to the state finals. Inspired by his late uncle who was killed in World War II and played on a championship team, Murray takes you…
Wim Wenders: Pope Francis is ‘fearless and driven by an incredible courage’
German filmmaker Wim Wenders might never have imagined that he would be invited to make a film about a pope. But in the second year of Pope Francis’ pontificate, Wenders received a letter from the Vatican. Wenders is a cradle Catholic who…
