BOOKS: New book republishes old classics with Christian themes
Despite being a person of faith, deeply involved in Church life and a sinner ever seeking God’s mercy, I was raised in a scientific-thinking household. My father was a research biologist and this kind of thinking pervaded our lives, but never at the expense of faith.
Christ’s passion to be retold in live musical broadcast from New Orleans
Producers promise a narrative faithful to Scripture with visuals set in contemporary times meaning Christ will ultimately don an an orange jumpsuit while carrying His cross.
‘Easter Mysteries’ film to have one-night showing at select U.S. cinemas
A new musical theater depiction of the Easter story will hit the big screen at nearly 300 movie theaters — including four in the Diocese of Phoenix — for a one-night showing during Holy Week.
‘The Young Messiah’
It's an engaging dramatization that remains faithful to the underlying message of scripture even as it speculates about the childhood of Jesus, a topic on which the Gospels are virtually silent.
Two new films on Jesus raise questions, curiosity, hope
It's not very often that two movies come out around the same time about the same person — real, legendary or fictitious, making the release of two movies in two months about Jesus Christ — "Risen" and "The Young Messiah." — all the more notable.
‘Zootopia’
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NEW YORK (CNS) — Anthropomorphism runs amok in the 3-D animated comedy-adventure "Zootopia" (Disney).
As with Disney's "Cars" franchise, which presented a world of automobiles...
New book chronicles lives of great Dominicans
With the eighth centenary of the Order of Preachers, or Dominicans, upon us this year, the book is very timely.
‘Risen’ helps revive the biblical epic
Two soon-to-be-released films seem better positioned to ignite a sustained revival of the marriage of scriptural message with opulent production values: Director Timur Bekmambetov's updating of "Ben-Hur" and "Risen," a Resurrection-focused drama directed and co-written by Kevin Reynolds.
‘Simple, not silly’: Children’s questions become book by Pope Francis
In the end, 259 children in 26 countries submitted questions in 14 languages. They come from children in wealthy cities, poor rural areas and even refugee centers.
BOOKS: New book challenges societal definitions of justice and equality
Social Justice has been my deepest interest since my former Lay Dominican chapter decided to explore it for a year of on-going formation. The first question that the facilitator asked, to illustrate what social justice meant, was, “How many people in the world live on less than two dollars a day?”