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Review: New History Jesus series ‘scholarly,’ but ‘not devotional’
Through my work writing reviews at CatholicDigest.com I am often times sent links to videos or DVDs to preview. So are very good and some are, to be charitable, OK. This review is for the new History channel four-part series about Jesus…
Movies for Lent
The best movie for Lent might be an hour at the Adoration chapel and no movie at all. But my family does like to use media to drive home lessons with our boys and our girls. During Lent we try to present movies about the story of salvation…
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‘The Apparition’ will pique your curiosity
I’m not normally someone who likes to watch foreign films. However, the subject of the French film The Apparition piqued my interest as it was a secular film telling the story of a teenage girl who has claimed to have seen an apparition of…
‘The Christmas Chronicles’ heartwarming even for the toughest Christmas-movie critics
I have a confession to make. Strange coming from a priest I know, but here it is: I’m not a fan of Christmas-themed movies unless it is the original Die Hard which is a Christmas movie and don’t let anyone else tell you different. But I…
‘Instant Family’ comedy teaches about ‘love, family, and service’
I will confess going into the viewing of Instant Family I was a little skeptical of what the comedy film that hits theaters on Nov. 16 would be. Would it be as funny as I wanted it to be? Would there be touching moments and life lessons?…
‘Indivisible’ film accurately portrays real Christian struggles
The movie Indivisible, based on a true story, explores the life of Army chaplain Darren Turner, his wife Heather, and their children. This is also a movie about the men and women who go to war and are damaged by the experience. Darren,…
‘Gosnell’ film is a stunning portrayal of the infamous abortion doctor
In 2011, a Pennsylvania grand jury investigated Dr. Kermit Gosnell, who owned and operated the Women's Medical Society clinic in Philadelphia. What they found was an unexpected level of disregard for human life — even for the abortion…
New ‘God Friended Me’ drama shows potential to be a hit
We live in the age of social media. And even those of us who grew up in the ’70s and ’80s and are certainly not millennials, are part of the lost kids of Generation X. We are the sons and daughters of the baby boomers and most of us are the…
Film chronicles Utah abbey’s final years
In 1972, Mother Teresa visited the Abbey of Our Lady of the Holy Trinity in Huntsville, Utah. She came to see Br. Nicholas Prinster, who had traveled to India to work with the future saint for a short time. Mother Teresa was the only woman…
