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Sacred and human: New Washington art exhibit shows both sides of Mary
If the saints, because of their sheer holiness, can sometimes seem hard to relate to, the life of Mary, the mother of Jesus, can seem even more distant. But a new exhibition of Western European artwork portraying Mary during the 14th through the 17th centuries shows her in another light and reminds viewers that she was indeed human.
University programs go along with art exhibition of Mary in Washington
A current exhibition depicting images of Mary by Renaissance and Baroque artists does not stop at the walls of the Washington's National Museum of Women in the Arts.
Film offers ‘renewed understanding’ of Mary’s importance to church
A film director raised in Longmont is taking on Mary's story with a new film in production in Hollywood. "She was the first one to say 'Yes' to Christ, to take on this whole idea of being the Mother of all of us."
‘The Theory of Everything’: A story of ‘When Faith Met Science’
There was a big bang, then over time they drifted apart. That's the cosmological premise of the new bio film of professor Stephen Hawking's early romance and marriage to a deeply religious woman that sizzled then fizzled.
Movie review: Horrible Bosses 2
In the 2011 original to which "Horrible Bosses 2" (Warner Bros.) serves as a follow-up, a trio of bunglers set out to murder the workplace superiors who were making their lives miserable.
Pope Francis superhero in ‘I Believe in Mercy’ manga-style comic book
The publisher Manga Hero specializes in combining two seemingly disparate things: comic books in the Japanese, or manga, style and Catholic subject matter.
Comprehensive account of Salem witch trials offers lessons for today
Autumn's hard frosts and shortening days invite contemplation of our mortality. But for our 17th-century Puritan forebears, the veil between this world and the next fluttered in the slightest breeze. This was, after all, an age when people still believed in magic.
This week’s DVD and Blu-ray releases
NEW YORK (CNS) — The following are capsule reviews of new and recent DVD and Blu-ray releases from Catholic News Service. Theatrical movies have a Catholic News Service classification and Motion Picture Association of America rating. These classifications refer only to the theatrical version of the films below, and do not take into account the […]
Katniss and crew shoot straight and true in ‘Hunger Games’ sequel
Stirring action scenes, a solid plot, positive values and no morally problematic content -- not only are the characters of the sci-fi thriller "The Hunger Games: Mockingjay, Part 1" heroic, so are its creators.
U.N. hosts exhibit of St. Francis’ manuscripts, artifacts from Assisi
Speakers at the Nov 17 opening of an historic exhibit at the United Nations of medieval manuscripts and papal documents associated with St. Francis of Assisi affirmed the saint's association with the world body's peaceful aims and hoped his namesake pope would pay a visit next September.