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Scorsese’s complicated vision of fidelity to the faith illuminated in ‘Silence’
January 12, 2017NEW YORK (CNS)—Directed and co-written (with Jay Cocks) by Martin Scorsese, “Silence” (Paramount) is a dramatically powerful but theologically complex work best suited to viewers who come to the multiplex prepared to engage with serious issues. Those willing to make such an intellectual investment, however, will find themselves richly rewarded. In adapting Catholic author Shusaku […]
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An enduring economic revival
January 12, 2017Catholic News Service has posted a series of columns from leading archbishops on key issues facing the church and the new Trump administration. This guest column was written by Archbishop Thomas G. Wenski of Miami, the chairman of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops Committee on Domestic Justice and Human Development. In my Labor Day […]
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Standing on the edge of tomorrow
January 12, 2017I was in Florida in late December and went swimming in my cousin’s pool, even though the water was chilly. Taking the plunge on a sunny day—along with a flock of cousins—was rather exhilarating. One little boy stood on the side, while his mother, who was in the pool, urged him to jump into her […]
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‘Manchester’ depicts journey of one man’s crushing suffering
January 12, 2017NEW YORK (CNS)—At the center of filmmaker Kenneth Lonergan’s drama “Manchester by the Sea” (Roadside) lays a crushed soul flawlessly embodied by actor Casey Affleck. Affleck’s character, Lee Chandler, is a janitor in several Boston-area apartment buildings. A terse yet proficient handyman, he has little interest in conversing with tenants or in social interaction of […]
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Appealing ‘Hidden Figures’ tells untold history of race relations, space race
January 12, 2017NEW YORK (CNS)—The struggles of the civil rights era provide the backdrop for the appealing fact-based drama “Hidden Figures” (Fox 2000). Along with a personalized insight into the injustices that still prevailed in American society in the early 1960s, director Theodore Melfi’s adaptation of Margot Lee Shetterly’s book—which centers on three extraordinarily gifted mathematicians working […]
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NBC series ‘This Is Us’ proves to be refreshingly pro-life, pro-family
January 12, 2017NEW YORK (CNS)—The pilot episode of NBC’s drama “This Is Us” featured an eye-catching first scene. Pregnant with triplets, Rebecca Pearson (Mandy Moore) celebrated husband Jack’s (Milo Ventimiglia) 36th birthday by dancing suggestively for him, while he lay on their bed, wearing only a towel. Viewers shouldn’t let that provocative moment mislead them, however. Since […]
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‘The authentic truth of the Christmas mystery’
January 12, 2017Concluding the Christmas season leaves everyone with an obvious task: “How do we transition into the new year?” And I am not just referring to the job of putting away the decorations of the season. How do we bring the truth of the Christmas mystery into the everyday world in which we live? How do […]
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Go in haste! Be amazed! Treasure!
January 12, 2017By now most of you are probably aware of the depressing statistics regarding the “nones,” that is to say, those in this country who claim no religious affiliation. The most recent survey showed that now fully one-fourth of Americans belong to no religion at all—that’s approximately 80 million people. And among those in the 18-29 […]
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After a year of setbacks, uncertainty looms for immigrants in 2017
January 12, 2017WASHINGTON (CNS)—At a Mass packed mostly with immigrants, Washington Auxiliary Bishop Mario E. Dorsonville tried to get the crowd to focus on the plight of the Holy Family. They had no home, he said. Many closed their doors to them when they were seeking shelter and running from persecution, he said. But he reminded them […]
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A way forward on immigration
January 12, 2017In the wake of the national elections, Catholic News Service has posted a series of columns from leading archbishops on key issues facing the church and the new Trump administration. This guest column was written by Archbishop Jose H. Gomez of Los Angeles. The Catholic bishops of the United States have designated Dec. 12, the […]