Bishop Tom R. Zinkula of Davenport takes his cue from Pope Francis. Go out to the peripheries, to the margins. Be a shepherd who lives with the smell of sheep.
Pedaling to the peripheries: Bishop to lead team in bike ride across Iowa
Nun-activist who protests ‘immoral’ U.S. nuclear weapons focus of film
The 88-year-old Sister Megan Rice, a member of the Society of the Holy Child Jesus, was invited to a congressional hearing, spoke at the United Nations in New York City and is now touring the country as the star of a new documentary.
Movie: ‘Isle of Dogs’
Writer-director Wes Anderson’s “Isle of Dogs” (Fox Searchlight) pushes the limits of his customary deadpan drollery with its emphasis on death and gloom.
Movie: ‘Blumhouse’s Truth or Dare’
There’s little authenticity or audacity to be found in the dull thriller “Blumhouse’s Truth or Dare” (Universal).
Documentarian: Vanier’s world of L’Arche communities ‘makes sense to me’
Randall Wright, who made the film documentary “Summer in the Forest” on the L’Arche communities founded by Canadian Jean Vanier, said Vanier’s world “makes sense to me.”
Movie: ‘The Heart of Nuba’
“The Heart of Nuba” (Abramorama), an uplifting documentary directed by Kenneth Carlson and executive produced by Maria Shriver, tells a story that is, by turns, wonderful and horrifying.
Movie: ‘Chappaquiddick’
While “Chappaquiddick” (Entertainment Studios) toys with various possible motivations — did Kennedy, for instance, subconsciously set out to sabotage himself? — its underlying ethical stance is unambiguous.
Trio of books look at Protestant Reformation through different lenses
A trio of new books explore, the way we react to the Reformation, even now, says nearly as much about how we see the church today as it does about the fissures of five centuries ago.