While McCorvey’s real outlook and motivation remain elusive, two things can be said with certainty: first, that she was a complicated person and second, that everyone interviewed for filmmaker Nick Sweeney’s profile of McCorvey has an agenda of his or her own.
Just what is the truth about Norma McCorvey?
Catholic schoolgirl garners national attention for her dollhouse business
A dollhouse business started by St. Joseph’s Catholic School eighth-grader Ella Doyle in West St. Paul is a family affair. And it has garnered national attention.
Even in pandemic, copyright and fair use laws still apply, experts say
The COVID-19 outbreak has prompted parishes worldwide to livestream Masses, produce podcasts and upload worship videos. But even in a pandemic, copyright and fair use laws still apply, experts say.
New history book looks at U.S.-Vatican relations at the crossroads
Author Peter Sarros presents 11 “diplomatic encounters” that illustrate the work he did as an assistant to three presidential envoys representing two U.S. presidents to three popes and the Vatican bureaucracy.
NFL dream now a reality for 2017 grad of Philadelphia Jesuit high school
A 2017 graduate of St. Joseph’s Preparatory School in Philadelphia was drafted by the Detroit Lions in the second round of the 2020 NFL Draft April 24.
Video releases for May 27, 2020
The following are capsule reviews from Catholic News Service of new and recent video releases available on DVD and/or Blu-ray.
In Arkansas family, all hands put to work to design children’s missalette
Grace Dickinson is blunt in her 12-year-old wisdom — the Catholic missalette is boring. But not because of the Scriptures, which are filled with exciting stories of our faith, but the presentation itself. “It doesn’t appeal to kids,” she said. “It only has color on the front page.”
‘The Queen and the Conquerer,’ streaming, Netflix
The clash of civilizations precipitated by the European conquest of South America provides the background for the quirky but essentially humane historical romance “The Queen and the Conqueror.”