Wrestling with belief: Roger Ebert’s closing credits
NEW YORK (CNS) -- In the end, Roger Ebert's doubts about his Catholic faith may not have been what really mattered. Chicago's Holy Name Cathedral was, after all, the chosen venue for his April 8 funeral Mass, and it was packed to the rafters.
Media guide to Christmas programming (part 2)
Television program notes from Catholic News Service and EWTN tips viewers off to relevant Christmas programming through movies, Masses and music.
BOOKS: ‘Powerful’ read attacks culture of death, examines non-negotiable issues
In the opening line of her new book, “Non-negotiable: Essential Principles of a Just Society and Humane Culture,” Sheila Liaugminas writes, “We the people are losing our ability to think clearly or reason well.”
FILMS: Who needs Oscar? Here’s our list of the 10 best family films
The top 10 family films of 2013, according to Catholic News Service, are...
New Bing Crosby bio paints picture of crooner and his priest alter-ego
NEW YORK (CNS) — Affable fictional clergyman Fr. Charles “Chuck” O’Malley was the principal figure in two well-received World War II-era movies, 1944’s “Going My Way” and its 1945 sequel, “The Bells of St. Mary’s.”
FILMS: ‘The Descendants’
A lesson in selfless love
Love takes work — even in paradise. In “The Descendants” (Fox), George Clooney plays Matt King — a wealthy lawyer...
Book gives grisly narration of Nazi WWII Holocaust of Soviet Jews
This book is chilling reading. One wishes it were a novel rather than a factual recounting of the Nazi World War II slaughter of Jews in what was then the Soviet Union.
Books: ‘Embracing God’s Plan for Marriage: A Scripture Study for Couples’
Psychologists cite incompatibility as the number one cause for the rising divorce rates. Research, studies, and statistics prove it. Being “in love” is the...
BOOKS: Thought-provoking, inspiring almanac will delight Catholic gardeners
Each chapter highlights a particular month's religious themes, traditions, feasts and special saints and offers unique gardening lore such as creating a home garden with the theme of the Stations of the Cross.
‘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.
