FILMS: The Hunger Games: Mockingjay, Part 1
Positive values, including altruism, are highlighted in "The Hunger Games: Mockingjay, Part 1."
‘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.
‘Bible’ miniseries aims to make ’emotional connection’ with audience
Roma Downey and Mark Burnett have pulled off the making of a 10-hour miniseries, "The Bible," that gets its premiere Sunday, March 3, on the History cable channel.
Book explores complex balance between charitable acts, religious values
There is a close relationship between charitable action and philanthropy on the part of religious organizations, according to Thomas J. Davis, editor of "Religion in Philanthropic Organizations: Family, Friend, Foe?" But the philanthropy his book focuses upon aims principally at alleviating society's ills and making the world a better place. This might be done through caring for the sick, feeding and educating the poor, disaster relief, counseling families that suffer or aid for immigrants.
BOOKS: ‘A Martyr’s Crown’: A wake up call to threats on religious liberty
Persecution of those who follow Christ is older than the Roman Catholic Church itself. History is replete with the great trials and tribulations of...
FILMS: ‘Rise of the Guardians’: Do you believe in the Man in the Moon?
I had a lot of nightmares growing up. I’d wake up, startled and holler for my father. He’d come to my bedside, over and...
‘Tweet Inspiration’: Bible Geek brings Scripture to Twitter
Many years ago, in Quezon City, the governing General Chapter of the Order of Preachers, the Dominicans, established four priorities with which the order would pursue preaching in the postmodern world.
‘Sun’ columnist to publish novel inspired by her work with Chaldean Catholics
“A Martyr’s Crown” is the fruit of two years worth of interviews and work among the Chaldean Catholic immigrant community in Phoenix by Joyce Coronel, longtime columnist and correspondent with The Catholic Sun.
BOOKS: ‘Rekindling the Christic Imagination’ calls us to the New Evangelization
“Rekindling the Christic Imagination: Theological Meditations for the New Evangelization” is a book that takes us to a place where we should be and where we should have been all along.
Media guide to Christmas programming (part 1)
Television program notes from Catholic News Service and EWTN tips viewers off to relevant Advent and Christmas programming including musical tributes and films.
