Directed by John Michael McDonagh (Fox Searchlight, 2014) Calvary, a theological black comedy (watch trailer here), is prefaced by a quote from St. Augustine:...
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The Secret Sisters (Universal Republic Records, 2014) Nothing quite divides audiences like country music. Some love it. Some hate it. Even those who love...
September is still summer, right? Pick up these good reads and keep your summer reading list going: September 2014 Francis of Rome and Francis of Assisi: A New...
Everyone can use a good cry now and then, especially children in church. Let’s make sure they have a place to let it out. Sounding Board is one person’s take...
Grandpa’s example speaks more eloquently than those of larger-than-life saints. A number of years ago I had a conversation with an acquaintance that has stuck...
I traveled 5,375 miles to clap. It’s not as simple as it sounds. Clapping is more than just a routine motion—it needs purpose. We clap when we’re excited or...
Directed by Pawel Pawlikowski (Music Box Films, 2014) Pawel Pawlikowski’s gorgeously shot film about the odyssey of a young Polish nun offers a...
On a recent Monday morning, Clare Harper’s cousin sent her a picture of herself for “Selfie Monday” via Snapchat, a texting and image-sharing service that...
Parish Name: St. Thomas the Apostle Location: Chicago, Illinois Founded: 1869 Diocese: Chicago Pastor: Fr. Elias O’Brien, O.Carm. Number of Parishioners:...
c. 2014 Religion News Service (RNS) From the moment news broke that U.S. journalist James Foley had been beheaded by Islamic State extremists in the Middle...
