The Tree of Life Directed by Terrence Malick (Fox Searchlight, 2011) Terrence Malick’s kaleidoscopic masterpiece about, well, everything raises several...
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People leave the Catholic Church for a host of reasons, but exactly what brings them back? For many Catholics it is a Sunday routine, but for Laura Bendini...
Would we so willingly cut programs for the poor if we knew them by name? When I was in high school, I bagged groceries for my pocket money, and I often saw a...
Storks in a Blue Sky by Carol Anne Dobson (Appledrane Books, 2008) Storks in a Blue Sky is a historical romance set in England and France in 1763. It won the...
Midnight in Paris Directed by Woody Allen (Sony Pictures, 2011) When I was a doctoral student in Paris in the late 1980’s and early 1990’s, I used to fantasize...
Parishes cross barriers of language and culture to make their Sunday celebrations more inclusive. When Gini Eagen came to Corpus Christi Catholic Church in...
"The next appointment," announced Father Muratori implacably, "is a certain Ms. Mary Carpenter." "Ms.?" said the archbishop...
Why Stay Catholic? By Michael Leach (Loyola Press, 2011) A few years ago a Catholic publisher asked Michael Leach to write a book on “101 reasons to be...
Collapse into now R.E.M. (Nonesuch Records, 2011) From a clamorous crescendo built slowly of distorted guitars, high-toned bass, and low, rumbling drums, R.E.M...
Jane Eyre Directed by Cary Fukunaga (Focus Features, 2011) There are secrets hidden in the shadows of Thornfield Hall, but no mystery as to why Hollywood has...
