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Pope Francis
By Francis X. Rocca
VATICAN CITY- Pope Francis’ first encyclical, “Lumen Fidei” (“The Light of Faith”), is a celebration of Christian faith as the guiding light of a “successful and fruitful life,” inspiring social action as well as devotion to God, and illuminating “every aspect of human existence,” including philosophy and the natural sciences. The document, released July 5, […]
Movies
NEW YORK (CNS) – 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 […]
Movies
Sweet animated sequel in which the never very wicked and now thoroughly reformed villain of the original film (voice of Steve Carell) teams with a secret agent (voice of Kristen Wiig) to identify the perpetrator of a crime of global significance and foil his plan for world domination. Along the way, romance blooms between the […]
Movies
Eccentric and overlong reinterpretation of the familiar crime-fighting partnership between the titular hero (Armie Hammer) of the frontier and his faithful Native American companion, Tonto (Johnny Depp). Here an elderly, whimsical Tonto recounts the circumstances that initially brought them together as well as their struggle to capture a viciously depraved outlaw (William Fichtner). Set primarily […]
Columns
By Fr. William P. Saunders
Q: I have always been troubled by the story of Our Lord and the Canaanite woman who asks Jesus to cure her daughter, and he calls her a “dog.” Can you help me understand this? (Leesburg) A: The passage in question occurs in Matthew 15:21-28. Our Lord is approached by a gentile Canaanite woman (also […]
Arts
By Chaz Muth
FULTON, Md. – Kristina Laus arrived at a recent Matt Maher concert to experience the vibrations that electric guitars, drums and Scripture-laced vocals send through blaring amplifiers. The 24-year-old resident of Hanover along with other concertgoers, enthusiastically clapped her hands to the beat of the music coming from the two-time Grammy nominee’s guitar and microphone, […]
Movies
Director Roland Emmerich, who previously laid waste to our nation’s capital in “Independence Day” and “2012” does so yet again in this fast-paced thriller about domestic terrorists who take over the executive mansion. A security officer (Channing Tatum) heads to the White House for a Secret Service job interview, bringing his politically obsessed young daughter […]
Movies
Sometimes funny, but relentlessly foul-mouthed buddy comedy pairing uptight FBI agent Sandra Bullock with scruffy, rule-averse Boston police officer Melissa McCarthy. As this odd couple work to bring down a drug lord, their squabbling is predictably transformed into friendship. Director Paul Feig gains some traction from McCarthy’s wild riffs at the expense of stiff straight-man […]
Movies
Disturbing fact-based account of a gang of high school students who targeted their favorite stars and burgled the celebrities’ homes, stealing clothing, jewelry, and cash to fill their own closets and pockets. Five teens (Israel Broussard, Katie Chang, Emma Watson, Taissa Farmiga and Claire Julien) crave the A-list lifestyle, and so decide to steal the […]
