“American and Catholic: Stories of the People Who Built the Church” by C. Walker Gollar. Franciscan Media (Cincinnati, 2015). 225 pp., $19.99. “Forty Catholics Who Shaped […]
Books offer different approaches to Catholic history, historic figures
Movie: ‘Miracles From Heaven’
NEW YORK (CNS) — The fact-based drama “Miracles From Heaven” (Columbia) tells a remarkable story. Though director Patricia Riggen’s screen version of Christy Beam’s 2015 memoir […]
Book: Roll over, Poor Richard: Catholic Almanac well into its second century
WASHINGTON (CNS) — Thinking in terms of the little engine that could, the annual Catholic Almanac, which sells about 5,000 copies each year, not only could, […]
Christ’s passion to be retold in live musical broadcast from New Orleans
NEW ORLEANS (CNS) — Christ’s final hours will come to life in spectacular fashion on Palm Sunday, March 20, when Fox airs “The Passion,” a two-hour, […]
Book: Keep it or toss it? The key to decluttering
“The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up: The Japanese Art of Decluttering and Organizing” by Marie Kondo; Ten Speed Press; October 2014; 213 pp; $16.99 By Ann […]
Movie: ’10 Cloverfield Lane’
NEW YORK (CNS) — Audacious, witty, intelligent and skillfully made, “10 Cloverfield Lane” (Paramount) — a bracing combination of suspense and science fiction — is also […]
Movie: ‘The Perfect Match’
NEW YORK (CNS) — In terms of morality and its portrayal of relationships, a better title for “The Perfect Match” (Lionsgate) would be “A Fine Mess.” […]
Movie: ‘The Brothers Grimsby’
NEW YORK (CNS) — Written by and starring Sacha Baron Cohen, the comedy “The Brothers Grimsby” (Columbia) clearly wants to show it has its heart in […]