“Church of Spies: The Pope’s Secret War Against Hitler” by Mark Riebling. Basic Books (New York, 2015). 384 pp., $29.99. Who really was Pope Pius XII […]
Book reveals pope’s secret spy network during World War II
Movie: ‘The Boss’
NEW YORK (CNS) — “The Boss” (Universal) is obviously intended as a comedy vehicle for its star and co-writer, Melissa McCarthy. Presumably, audiences were meant to […]
Movie: ‘Meet the Blacks’
NEW YORK (CNS) — “Meet the Blacks” (Freestyle) is a close encounter of the most unpleasant kind. A sloppy assemblage of tasteless jokes, rampant profanity and […]
Movies ‘Creed,’ ‘Room,’ ‘The Martian’ among newest Christopher Award winners
The well-received feature films “Creed,” “The Martian” and “Room” are among 21 winners of Christopher Awards announced March 30 in New York. They are joined by […]
Book: Pope writes most tender answers to kids’ hardest questions
“Dear Pope Francis” by Pope Francis. Loyola Press (Chicago, 2016). 76 pp., $11.55. The car was always the place for the hard conversations when my sons […]
Movie: ‘God’s Not Dead 2’
NEW YORK (CNS) — The very real threats to religious freedom in contemporary society could serve as the theme for a valuable documentary or a thought-provoking […]
Book linking religion, economy merits serious discussion
“At the Altar of Wall Street: The Rituals, Myths, Theologies, Sacraments and Mission of the Religion Known as the Modern Global Economy” by Scott W. Gustafson. […]
Movie: ‘My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2’
NEW YORK (CNS) — The close-knit Portokalos family — loving, clingy, earthy and in your face at all the most inopportune moments — returns in “My […]