From a Far Country Comes a Catholic Craftsman It’s rare that you find one of the world’s most celebrated filmmakers to be a faithful, high-fidelity Catholic. Krzysztof Zanussi is that rare find.
"Bella" for Life The messages of Bella speak to all audiences, and also offer a special opportunity for those in the pro-life movement.
Bella Bolstered by Catholic Connections Bella boasted some impressive figures when it opened in limited release nationwide on Oct. 26. The movie won the People’s Choice Award at the Toronto Film Festival.
New ‘Saint’ Series of Vatican Library Collection Silk Scarves available. BETHESDA, MD (FEBRUARY 7, 2008) - Digital Imaging Studios, has produced a new series of Vatican Library Collection scarves. The first series consisted of designs mainly from medieval floral manuscripts or from the Chigi Codex.
The Costs of Gaining Control over Household Media If, as programming evolves with the technology, television advertising is squeezed out of the marketplace, it could spell the end of “free” over-the-air programming.
Managing Priorities in the Media Age Father Nicolas talks about the importance of discerning secular media messages and how to best manage apostolic work on the fast-paced media age.
Plumbing the Depths of Television With each wave of new television shows it becomes increasingly difficult to pick the worst. But after some consideration, I’ve decided that “Moment of Truth” deserves special recognition as lowest of the low.
Some Suggested Questions In the presidential race, the media have a responsibility to go beyond the superficial question, “Who is ahead?” It is worth asking, “Who ought to be ahead?”
A Couple of What? These days, the media tend to call just about any permutation of human beings with some sort of relationship a couple.
Our Lady at Fatima Between May and October 1917, Our Lady appeared six times to three young Portuguese children in a field called the Cova de Iria, near the small village of Fatima, about 70 miles north of Lisbon.
Purity of Intention Opens Up Heaven Resolution: Do one or more acts of charity in which you do not gain anything, but serve your neighbor and show your love to Christ.
Faith that Generates Miracles Resolution: Do five acts of charity, seeing through faith that it is Christ you serve in the other person.
Suffering: A Highway to God Resolution: Before doing something today, pause to examine the motives for which you do it: is it for yourself or for God? If it is only for yourself, rectify your intentions or leave the deed aside.
The Narrow Path of Life Resolution: To follow Christ, I will choose a small mortification that I will practice during the entire Lenten season.
Am I Doing the Right Thing? I have been thinking about a religious vocation for quite some time now. In fact, it has been three years. I have been praying, and I began talking about this with friends and some of the sisters at my parish.
Absolute Certainty Interest in the vocation, especially when it lasts over time, is often a sign of a vocation but it is not enough.
A Hard Decision A vocation is something extra God asks of us and we give God, and its alternative is not something bad.
The Vocation of Mary This is a festival of the mother of God whose skin is brown, red, and yellow as well as white. This is also a day to celebrate the diversity that God, the Creator has gifted us with.
7 Reasons to Be a Priest It’s Vocations Awareness Week Jan 13-19, and there is a lot of news on the vocations front.
The Home Shrine Four simple steps to make the most of your home shrine.