Thomas Cromwell is infamous for his role in the dissolution of the monasteries and other religious houses in England during the reign of King Henry VIII. He had worked as an assistant to Cardinal Wolsey, chancellor of England and the main…

In The 13th Day, the timely message of Fatima has been retold for a new generation. Directors Ian and Dominic Higgin, accomplished more than a pious revival of a fond moment in Catholic history, they re-cast familiar images of a story…

When God gave Moses the Ten Commandments, he did not include one that instructed people they must laugh. He knew we already had a sense of humor, so there was no need to command us to laugh. What passes as funny these…

This reviewer has never read any of Anne Rice’s Vampire stories, but he has read her more recent fictional books on Christ and her memoir about her life and her conversion. He has seen two of the movies based on…

Abbot Jerome Kodell O.S.B. is the abbot of Subiaco Abbey in Arkansas. His book, Don’t Trust the Abbot: Musings from the Monastery (Liturgical Press, 94 pages, Paperback, ISBN 978-0-8146-3238-3, $11.95) is a collection of his letters published in his Abbey’s newsletter, The Abbey Messenger from 1989 to 2008. The…

Two things need to be gotten out of the way before anyone attempts to address the fiction of English novelist Ian McEwan in a disapproving vein: First, he is one of the most acclaimed writers of our time; Second, unless…

The Lost and Found Family (rated PG) is a heart-tugging and inspirational family drama starring: Lucas Till (Hannah Montana: The Movie and Walk the Line), Ellen Bry (TV’s St. Elsewhere) and Jessica Luza (Downpour) which will debut on DVD on September…

Bill Donohue is the president of the Catholic League.  The Catholic League is a Catholic organization that defends the Catholic Church against any kind of abuse.  Some may consider Donohue a bit off putting when he goes up against those…

I just saw a remarkable film called District 9 . It’s an exciting, science-fiction adventure movie, but it is much more than that. In fact, it explores, with great perceptiveness, a problem that has preoccupied modern philosophers from Hegel to Levinas, the puzzle…

As an increasing number of roadside bombs, suicidal jihadists and cars packed with high explosives kill and maim in Afghanistan and Iraq, it seemed like a good time to take in a feature film that pays well-deserved tribute to the…