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By James Higgins
In brief, don’t go see the new Tarzan movie. Captain Rom, the chief villain of the story, is depicted as a murdering, psychopathic Catholic. Rom goes about with a rosary wrapped about his wrist that he uses as a weapon. In one scene he even tries to strangle Tarzan with his rosary. In another scene, Margot […]
Columnists
By Russell Shaw
In the dead of winter every year thousands of pro-lifers throng the streets of downtown Washington making a public statement on behalf of life. Converging on the Mall for speeches in the shadow of the Washington Monument and the White House, they march up one of the capital city’s broad avenues to the marble palace […]
Columnists
By Soren Johnson
When my wife and I first moved to Northern Virginia, I introduced myself to a neighbor and learned that he was one of those rare native Virginians. Smiling at my surprise, he informed me that I was a “come here” and he was a “from here.” “How long before you’ll call me a ‘from here’?” […]
Columnists
By Soren Johnson
When my wife and I first moved to Northern Virginia, I introduced myself to a neighbor and learned that he was one of those rare native Virginians. Smiling at my surprise, he informed me that I was a “come here” and he was a “from here.” “How long before you’ll call me a ‘from […]
Local
By Ana Franco-guzman
WASHINGTON – The path for a group of young adult pro-lifers this summer is about 10,000 miles long. That’s the collective mileage Crossroads walkers will complete by Aug. 11 or 12, walking from the West Coast to the nation’s capital. The mission of Crossroads is to “witness to the dignity and sanctity of all human […]
Local
By Meredith Husar
Oblate Father William F. Davis, former diocesan superintendent of schools, died July 4 at the Oblates of St. Francis de Sales in Childs, Md. He was 82. He was born Oct., 2, 1933, in Brooklyn, N.Y., the son of the late William F. and Agnes Allen Davis. He attended Niagara University, where his classmates inspired […]
Local
By Meredith Husar
Mila Tecala, social worker, grief counselor and longtime diocesan volunteer and employee, died June 24. She was a parishioner of St. Andrew the Apostle Church in Clifton. Tecala was born in the Phillipines, and earned her master of social work from the University of Michigan in 1966. She worked as a clinical social worker in […]
Movies
Here is a list of recent films that Catholic News Service has rated on the basis of moral suitability. The first symbol after each title is the Catholic News Service classification. The second symbol is the rating of the Motion Picture Association of America. CNS classifications: A-I, general patronage; A-II, adults and adolescents; A-III, adults; […]
Arts
Ambitious, earnest and frequently riveting historical drama about the real-life Mississippi farmer (a charismatic Matthew McConaughey) who led a group of fellow deserters and runaway slaves in an armed campaign against the Confederacy during the Civil War. Writer-director Gary Ross (“Seabiscuit”) spent a decade researching the project in collaboration with various scholars and painstakingly provides […]
Movies
Reprise of the hit alien-fighting epic of 20 years ago, in which the nations of the world united to fight a common foe, led by an inspirational United States president and a swaggering fighter pilot, hasn’t aged well with its premise. Viewers who enjoy alien-invasion epics are unlikely to care so much once the shooting […]
