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‘I found a home in Catholicism’
With the release this week on DVD the movie Breakthrough — a true story about a mother whose prayers bring her drowned son back to life — Catholic Digest spoke with Roxann Dawson, the director of the film. Dawson, a Catholic convert,…
Are you saved?
Popular author, Scripture scholar, and EWTN host Fr. Mitch Pacwa, SJ, takes on a question that has divided Catholics and Protestants for centuries. His book, Saved: A Bible Study Guide for Catholics (Our Sunday Visitor, 2017) examines…
A story worth living
At an early age, Mexican actress, writer, producer, and director Karyme Lozano discovered the gifts that would propel her vocation. With only a nominally Catholic upbringing, it was perhaps not surprising that when fame and fortune came…
Sacred art inspires sacred souls
After the Second Vatican Council in the 1960s, many church buildings were transformed to downplay their Catholic nature. High altars, communion rails, and colorful statues were often discarded in an effort to be more accommodating to the…
Scott Hahn: ‘Acquire the mind of Christ’
If you’d like to intensify your Holy Week, consider watching the Genesis to Jesus video Bible study by the St. Paul Center for Biblical Theology. Until Easter Sunday, the videos are available to view online for free. Created by Catholic…
‘Breakthrough’ movie: A true story of unconditional love, prayer, and miracles
Speaking about her upcoming movie, Breakthrough, actress Chrissy Metz told CatholicDigest, “It was so nice to be part of a real story that I know is going to change people's minds, their perspectives, their hearts.” The star of the hit…
Ashley Bratcher reveals her personal experience with the horrors of abortion
Actress Ashley Bratcher, who plays prolife activist Abby Johnson in movie Unplanned, was nearly a victim of abortion herself. The movie is based on Johnson’s book also titled Unplanned. Johnson worked for Planned Parenthood before realizing…
Filmmakers hope ‘Unplanned’ helps end abortion
Slated for release March 29, the movie Unplanned tells the story of how Abby Johnson (played by Ashley Bratcher) rises in the ranks of Planned Parenthood to become the youngest clinic director in the nation. Her world — and what she…
Making Lent a fruitful season for teens
Seeking to fill a void they had identified, Katie Prejean McGrady and her husband Tommy McGrady collaborated to write Lent: One Day at a Time for Catholic Teens (Ave Maria Press, 2019), a resource designed to help young people have the most…
Tim Tebow makes his big screen debut co-producing ‘Run the Race’
The new movie Run the Race begins with the main character Zach Truett about to play an important game as a high school quarterback. However, as former NFL quarterback and devout Christian Tim Tebow said (he co-produced the film along with…
