Weekend calendar: June 22-24
Fortnight for Freedom — A two-week, nationwide period of prayer, education and action in support of religious freedom. Details.
8:30 a.m. June 22 at St....
‘Gimme Shelter’ film highlights plight of homeless pregnant teens
Pro-life leaders from around the Diocese of Phoenix were treated to a preview Dec. 13 of “Gimme Shelter,” a film that chronicles the story of Apple Bailey, a young girl who flees from her drug-addicted, prostitute mother and seeks help from her biological father.
FILMS: ‘Think Like A Man’: Reassuring, though secular-minded view of finding love
NEW YORK (CNS) -- Four couples learn lessons about maturity and mutual respect in "Think Like A Man" (Screen Gems), a sprawling romantic comedy...
New film on St. Faustina makes one-night-only debut Oct. 28
WASHINGTON (CNS) — A new film on the life of St. Faustina Kowalska, the Polish nun whose visions of Jesus led to the Divine Mercy devotion, will have a one-night-only showing Oct. 28 on more than 700 screens across the United States.
Faith an essential part of story for real-life heroes of ’15:17 to Paris’
Directed by Clint Eastwood and based on the memoir the men co-wrote with Jeffrey E. Stern, the film traces their journeys from youth to adulthood, showing how their life experiences prepared them to react as they did when a terrorist attacked a Paris-bound train.
FILMS: ‘Bully’: Documentary provides starting point for family discussion
NEW YORK (CNS) -- With the poignant documentary "Bully" (Weinstein) filmmaker Lee Hirsch sheds light on a widespread and tenacious social problem and provides...
REVIEW: ‘Hacksaw Ridge’
NEW YORK (CNS) — In the Gospel of John, Jesus tells his disciples, “No one has greater love than this, to lay down one’s life for one’s friends.”
Son’s meeting with birth mother who nearly aborted him made into film
As for his adoptive parents, "they're excited as well to see what happens with the film and to see how many people we can impact."
FILMS: ‘The Lucky One’: At times like an iced tea commercial, film is adult-only...
Ah, how time flies. Wasn't it only yesterday that we were watching Zac Efron sing and dance his way through high school? And here...
‘A Christmas Candle’: A meditation on faith and works
Sure, department stores are putting up decorations and the radio might be playing the right music, but the best way to get into the...
