Arts & Culture

“The Life of Jesus Christ: Understanding the Story of the Gospels,” published by Our Sunday Visitor in 2021, to help people experience and follow Christ by reading the Gospels.

“By his helpful insights about his life and career as a church historian, Father O’Malley helps us to see how important are the times in which we live.”

“Bloods,” a comedy series about London paramedics that debuted on the British premium channel Sky One in May, is now available on Hulu. Belabored and in questionable taste, the show airs in six half-hour episodes.

Action, humor and drama are skillfully combined in “Spider-Man: No Way Home” (Columbia), the lavish final installment of a trilogy of films starring Tom Holland as the Marvel Comics superhero.

Those old enough to have lived through the disco era may recall a song by the pop group Boney M. the refrain of which began: “Ra, Ra, Rasputin/Lover of the Russian queen.”

A reliably safe franchise gets a freshly polished addition with the release of “Pokemon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl” (Nintendo).

West Gallery music originated with the restoration of England’s Stuart monarchy in the late 17th century, when local parishes were allowed to set up choirs and orchestras again after the rigors of Puritan rule.

“Following the path of this book, day by day, will help reflective readers to understand more deeply how they can fulfill their potential to be, for themselves and for others, an image and likeness of God within their community.”