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BRONX, N.Y. — Smiling behind their bushy beards, the gray-frocked Franciscan Friars of the Renewal served up Easter brunch for the homeless once again this year — a beloved feature of Easter in the South Bronx. 

  WASHINGTON — As Catholic colleges grapple with how to reopen in the fall, many are already saying they will require their students to be vaccinated for COVID-19 and some schools are also mandating that staff and faculty members also be vaccinated. 

One of the things we pray for at Mass on this feast of the Ascension is that we "may in spirit dwell already in the heavenly realms" where Christ has ascended. In a sense, we already are living in heaven because Christ our head has ascended there in glory, and so his body is destined to follow.

When a taciturn new employee (Jason Statham) joins a Los Angeles armored car company, it's obvious to the audience, if not to his fellow employees (most prominently Holt McCallany), that he has an agenda of his own.

Haunted by a forest fire tragedy for which she blames herself, an emotionally isolated, self-destructive smokejumper (Angelina Jolie) is forced to pull herself together when a young boy (Finn Little) being tracked by the assassins (Aidan Gillen and Nicholas Hoult) who killed his father comes under her protection.

Affecting, though uneven, drama in which a Harlem teen (Kelvin Harrison Jr.) stands accused of participating in the robbery of a bodega that resulted in the shooting death of its owner. 

In adapting a short story by his script partner, Alan Zweibel, director and co-writer Billy Crystal sets out to blend breezy humor with poignant drama. 

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