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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…
A message from ‘Christopher Robin’: Do nothing
My fiancée loves Winnie the Pooh. Her birthday recently made for perfect timing to bring her to see the new film Christopher Robin. On our way to the theater we heard a station on the radio giving review commentary on the new production by…
A film that will move your heart
The thought of watching a documentary can sometimes strike fear into my heart. Not fear of death, but fear of boredom or fear of falling asleep. That was not the case when I watched the great documentary The Heart of Nuba. This 85-minute…
Summer movie preview: Star Wars, ‘Mission Impossible,’ and other fun
So it’s that time of year. What time of year you ask? It’s summer movie time, my friends! The summer season is when most of your blockbusters come out. You know those movies you go see with superheroes, aliens, space faring, and, yes,…
New Francis documentary is ‘thought-provoking’ with ‘unprecedented access to the pope’
Pope Francis: A Man of His Word is a documentary film by Wim Wenders, a celebrated German filmmaker, whose career filmography is vast and eclectic. This particular movie certainly is of interest to Catholics but I think it is a film that…
‘A Quiet Place’: Scary and refreshingly creative
From the moment A Quiet Place began, I was on edge — even holding my breath a little. I was afraid the characters would make a sound, which would put their lives in danger. To create this kind of tension — coiled expectation — from the…
St. Joseph pray for us
Raising women: Movies for girls (and teens)
People imitate what they see. That is my guiding principle when choosing movies for children and teens (and adults, too, truth be told). So I don’t show them what I don’t want them to imitate, and I try to go out of my way to find stories…
Ohio priest competes on ABC baking show
When Fr. Kyle Schnippel’s parishioners heard he was going away for six weeks, rumors started to fly. Some thought he was going to exorcism school or bishop school; others thought he was seeking therapy or treatment for some terrible…