A professor of theology and religious studies at Laval University in Quebec City is trying to determine if the mask is indeed a mold of the face of the founder of the Ursuline congregation in New France.
Historian works to reconstruct Canadian saint’s face from a mortuary mask
Slew Foot Family Band featured in two Sauk Centre performances
“Christmas with the Slew Foot Family Band” will be presented Friday, Nov. 29, at 7 p.m. and Saturday, Nov. 30, at 2 p.m. at the handicapped accessible ElmerZ Event Center, 1225 Timberland Drive, Sauk Centre.
Catholic ‘Renaissance man’ offers insights on writing
Dana Gioia, former senior vice president of General Foods, brings together many of his thoughts about art, culture and Catholicism in a handsome volume of previously published essays, interviews and meditations.
Movie – ‘Zombieland: Double Tap’
A full decade after the unusual combination of horror and comedy in “Zombieland” proved popular with both critics and audiences, the follow-up “Zombieland: Double Tap” (Columbia) arrives on screen.
Video game: ‘The Sojourn’
For ages, philosophers have sought to settle questions about the true nature of reality, and “The Sojourn” (Iceberg Interactive) continues that quest.
Movie – ‘Maleficent: Mistress of Evil’
The moral probing and feminist revisionism that characterized its 2014 predecessor are mostly absent from the routine follow-up “Maleficent: Mistress of Evil” (Disney).
Divine intervention: Papal tweet of support for ‘Saints’ goes viral
A hashtag mix-up caused a papal tweet meant to give thanks for the Catholic Church’s newest saints to be read as Pope Francis showing support for the New Orleans Saints’ football team.
Cold War inspired manuscript collection effort now led by Benedictine
It was the global political tension of the Cold War that prompted the collection and copying of millions of pages of sacred manuscripts, a project now being led by Benedictine Father Columba Stewart at St. John’s Abbey and University in Collegeville.