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‘Awakening,’ a time travel adventure to the Crucifixion, is Lenten time well spent

Reviewed by Tom Dermody Imagine being in Jerusalem during the week of Jesus’ Crucifixion. I have always been a fan of time travel books, television series and movies. So when I learned of Claudia Cangilla McAdam’s novel “Awakening,” in which a modern teenager suddenly finds herself as a witness to – and even a participant […]

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Casting call this week for movie about a Catholic family set for filming in Peoria

A promotional poster for "Say It in German," a feature-length movie about a Catholic family in central Illinois during World War II that is set to be filmed in the Peoria area this summer.

Roles for adults and youth are being cast for “Say It in German,” a feature-length movie which will be filmed in the Peoria area and surrounding communities this summer. Select speaking roles are available, those not chosen may be considered as extras. Especially needed are boys, ages 9 to 15; girls, ages 5 to 7; […]

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Privacy concerns prompt advice that priests not vote in the Minnesota primary

Archbishop Bernard A. Hebda of St. Paul and Minneapolis is pictured in a Nov. 12, 2019, photo. Citing concerns from the Minnesota Catholic Conference about privacy and partisanship in casting primary votes, Archbishop Hebda suggested in a Feb. 25 letter to his priests they abstain from voting in Minnesota's upcoming primary on Super Tuesday, March 3. (CNS/Bob Roller)

By Joe Ruff / Catholic News Service ST. PAUL, Minn. (CNS) — Archbishop Bernard A. Hebda of St. Paul and Minneapolis shared some advice from the Minnesota Catholic Conference with priests and deacons in the archdiocese: It might be best not to vote in the March 3 presidential primary. Given the pastoral need for a […]

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