Today marks the DVD release of The Way, a fantastic new film starring Martin Sheen and his son, Emilio Estevez (he of Mighty Ducks fame and glory). The film follows Tom (Sheen), an American doctor, whose son Daniel (Estevez) dies in a freak storm while hiking the Camino de Santiago. The Camino, popularly known as …
“Find out how much God has given you and from it take what you need; the remainder is needed by others.” – St. Augustine Because I’ve built up a large collection of duplicate books and resources, each week I’m giving away one or more of these items, absolutely free, no strings attached. You can enter …
UPDATE: Here’s the full text of Archbishop Dolan’s speech. The New York Daily New has some excellent coverage of Archbishop Timothy Dolan’s trip to Rome, where tomorrow he’ll be named a Cardinal by Pope Benedict XVI. But that won’t be his only honor. The Pope chose Dolan to deliver a special keynote address to the College …
Early in The Lord of Rings, there’s this climactic scene where leaders from every race gather at Rivendell. They are called in response to a common threat, an enemy which intends to destroy all of Middle Earth. Yet each character arrives leery. Histories of oppression and abuse plague their relationships and each wonders whether they can …
"You will unite or you will fall. Each race is bound to this fate, this one doom." Read More »
That’s the title of a piece I wrote for Catholic Exchange, which was adapted from The Church and New Media book: “Marshall McLuhan, a 1960s media prophet, was one of the first to predict how digital technology shapes culture. Decades before the Internet became mainstream, McLuhan warned of the unintended effects brought by each new communication …
Does the Church know how to reach the modern world? Read More »
