Sister Rachel Bergschneider, OSB
By Sister Rachel Bergschneider, OSB First Sunday of Lent/Feb. 14 Deuteronomy 26:4-10; Psalm 91:1-2,10-11,12-13,14-15; Romans 10:8-1; Luke 4:1-13 “Don’t tempt me!” Without thinking, these words pop out of the mouths of dieters who are offered a hot fudge sundae or someone who is trying to quit smoking when offered a cigarette. Temptation is at the […]
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Teresa Palmer and Ben Walker star in a scene from the movie "The Choice." The Catholic News Service classification is A-III -- adults. (CNS photo/Lionsgate)
By Catholic News Service This agreeably picturesque love story features likable characters who briefly consider the morality of at least some of their decisions. But it’s so intractably bland, as it strains not to offend, that its plot points lack all emotional tug. Director Ross Katz and screenwriter Bryan Sipe, adapting the 2007 novel by […]
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Lily James and Bella Heathcote star in a scene from the movie "Pride and Prejudice and Zombies." The Catholic News Service classification is O -- morally offensive. CNS/Screen Gems
By Catholic News Service Jane Austen’s classic 1813 tale of manners and relationships in Regency England is barely recognizable in this revisionist comedy-drama, adapted by writer-director Burr Steers from the best-selling novel by Seth Grahame-Smith. A genteel couple (Charles Dance and Sally Phillips) is anxious to marry off their five daughters, one of whom (Lily […]
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The next Rachel's Vineyard Retreat offering the Healing Mercy of Jesus for those suffering the effects of post-abortion trauma is Feb. 26-28 at Nazareth House in Henry.
By Father John Verrier Pope Francis has invited everyone to take a closer look at God’s Merciful Heart for you and for me. He has focused our attention on this invitation by declaring an Extraordinary Jubilee Year of Mercy 10 years before it would normally happen. The last Jubilee Year was in the year 2000. […]
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Casey Affleck and Michael Raymond-James star in a scene from the movie "The Finest Hours." The Catholic News Service classification is A-III -- adults. (CNS photo/Disney)
By Catholic News Service The remarkable true story of the most daring small boat rescue mission in Coast Guard history comes to the big screen in this grand old-fashioned adventure, directed by Craig Gillespie and based on the 2009 novel by Michael J. Tougias and Casey Sherman. In February 1952, a powerful Nor’easter strikes the […]
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Po, voiced by Jack Black, and Li, voiced by Bryan Cranston, appear in the animated movie "Kung Fu Panda 3." The Catholic News Service classification is A-II -- adults and adolescents. (CNS photo/DreamWorks)
The unlikely martial arts master of the title (voice of Jack Black) — whose rise to his destined status as a legendary warrior was chronicled in this animated adventure’s two predecessors — faces off against an evil aggressor (voice of J.K. Simmons) armed with supernatural powers. Family values get a boost when the bear reunites […]
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Kali Hawk, Marlon Wayans and Mike Epps star in a scene from the movie "Fifty Shades of Black." The Catholic News Service classification is O -- morally offensive. (CNS photo/Open Road Films)
This witless, aggressively foulmouthed, ultimately torturous spoof of 2015’s “Fifty Shades of Grey” swaps the original’s sadomasochism for mind-numbing amounts of dirty talk. Marlon Wayans, who co-wrote with Rick Alvarez, cavorts through unfunny sexual set pieces with Kali Hawk joining in the fetid frivolity and Michael Tiddes directing. Strong sexual content, including full nudity and […]
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Jacob Tremblay and Brie Larson star in a scene from the movie "Room." The Catholic News Service classification is A-III -- adults. (CNS photo/courtesy A24)
Poignant study of the love between a mother (Brie Larson) and her 5-year-old son (Jacob Tremblay) both of whom are held captive in a backyard shed by a sexual predator (Sean Bridgers) who kidnapped the young woman and fathered the boy. Born and raised within this confined space, the lad is confused by tales of the […]
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Father Timothy Hepner
By Father Timothy Hepner “You are special. You were born for something great.” Children have been told this for a generation. Growing up I remember “all about me” time in school, participation awards, and movies that repeated this message ad nauseam. The problem is that everyone’s uniqueness is the same. The “specialness” the world offers […]
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Zac Efron and Robert De Niro star in a scene from the movie "Dirty Grandpa." The Catholic News Service classification is O -- morally offensive. (CNS/Lionsgate)
By Catholic News Service Sexploitation flick featuring Robert De Niro as a libido-driven, newly widowed former Special Forces officer who has taken to Florida by his grandson (Zac Efron) for a decorous visit to Boca Raton. They wind up instead at spring break in Daytona Beach where De Niro spends most of the movie chasing […]
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