ARTS & MEDIA

Clifford the Big Red Dog

Given that it charts the rapidly deepening bond between a kid and a pooch

‘Belfast’ has strong ethical focus

In 1969, as the wider world focused on such events as Apollo 11's mission to the Moon, long-simmering sectarian tensions in Northern Ireland boiled over, initiating a period of religious and political strife, known as the Troubles, that would last for the next 30 years.

Film hopes to push Gil Hodges' Hall of Fame bid across finish line

Repeat after me: Gil Hodges is not in the National Baseball Hall of Fame. A lot of people think he's in already.

Award–winning Catholic author writes her mysteries by 'seat of her pants'

Tracy Clark's first published mystery story started ...

Author: Ministry to married couples must radically change to save marriage

With marriage and church attendance on a steep decline overall in the United States ...

Well-researched work shows lessons in aging from convent life

If your intuition suggests that nuns tend to live to a ripe old age, you are not mistaken

Pope at Vatican Library exhibits calls for dialogue, openness

The world needs new maps, guides for the human journey ...

'A Samurai in the Vatican,' Nov. 17, PBS

An intriguing but largely forgotten historical incident is skillfully recounted in the documentary "A Samurai in the Vatican."

Mother Seton is 'friend and fellow traveler' on journey toward Catholicism

Elizabeth Ann Seton didn't have to become Catholic. In fact, every family and social bond pulled against her ...

Vatican Christmas to feature Indigenous Peruvian crèche

The Nativity scene in St. Peter's Square this year will have ...

Religious, secular leaders offer tools for hope in post-COVID-19 times

At a moment when even the most optimistic among us grasps for hope at times during our current mental health pandemic comes three helpful survival guides, reminding us about where our hope in anchored.    

'What is love?' Pope, other elders share stories for Netflix

Pope Francis, Martin Scorsese, Jane Goodall and a group of less famous "over 70s" ...

Books provide research, helpful guidance on raising Catholic children

What connects these three books is the important role that parents play ...

‘Dune,’ a thought-provoking film for viewers

The gripping sci-fi epic "Dune" (Warner Bros.) arrives on screen with ...

'Becoming Helen Keller," Oct. 19, PBS

As the documentary "Becoming Helen Keller" compellingly demonstrates...


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