The book about Carlo Acutis shows an otherwise ordinary teenager living the faith with beauty, simplicity and trust and is highly recommended for confirmation-age students; the second book tells the story of Aloysius Schwartz’s journey to the mission fields and living the life of the poor while serving them.
Two holy men take divergent paths toward sainthood
Movie: ‘X’
Scenes of obscenity give way to horrendous bloodletting in the twisted horror tale “X” (A24).
Video game – ‘Destiny 2: The Witch Queen’
“Destiny 2: The Witch Queen” (Bungie) is the sixth expansion of an online multiplayer first-person shooter title originally released in 2017.
Author could have been more inclusive in choosing children’s books
“Before Austen…” takes an academic approach and includes eight appendixes with curriculum suggestions.
Icons help strengthen Ukrainian Catholic parishioners in western Canada
When Ukrainian Catholics gather for the Divine Liturgy in the New Westminster church, the outstretched arms of Mary with the child Jesus in her lap now represent them as their hearts and prayers center on Ukraine, where nearly all of them have loved ones.
‘That Dirty Black Bag,’ streaming, AMC+
“That Dirty Black Bag,” an updated take on the style created by Leone’s compatriot Mauro Aragoni, lacks the panache of its forerunners. It’s also intensely gruesome.
Students’ race discussion prompts change in a Catholic school’s culture
With racial tensions, students are willing to address injustices they see around them and to get into conversations that aren’t always easy.
Franciscan custos hopes Holy Sepulcher cooperation can serve as example
An October agreement between the Franciscan Custody of the Holy Land, the Greek Orthodox Patriarchate and the Armenian Orthodox Patriarchate entrusted the Custody of the Holy Land with undertaking the current pavement restoration project.