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A priest defends capitalists from negative media stereotypes + People are loving “I Like Being 98”
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John W. Kennedy
Here’s today’s dispatch from the crossroads of faith, media and culture. Greed isn’t good but capitalism is. And, no, contrary to what Hollywood stereotypes like Gordon Gekko might have us believe, capitalism is not synonymous with greed. Greed, of course is a sin. But Reverend Robert Sirico, the Catholic priest who founded the Acton Institute for…
Rita Cosby talks with Pope Francis + “Facts of Life” stars to reunite on Hallmark + UP’s “Comeback” story
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John W. Kennedy
A great “get”! WABC Radio host Rita Cosby, who I used to work with Fox News and whose excellent book I reviewed here, was granted a rare audience with Pope Francis at the Vatican in Rome last Wednesday (6/4), becoming one of the first American journalists to talk with the new Pontiff. With the Pope…
Previewing this weekend’s faith-themed TV + Ricky Skaggs has his “Moments” + “Return to the Hiding Place” scores in limited release
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John W. Kennedy
Here’s today’s dispatch from the crossroads of faith, media and culture. Faith TV. Three big faith-themed movies debut on TV this weekend. The Color of Rain (Saturday, 5/31, @ 9:00 PM ET on Hallmark Movie Channel) Synopsis (from The Hallmark Movie Channel website): When Matt Kell, husband and father to two young boys, succumbs to…
Lawyer-turned-priest David T. Link and “Seinfeld” writer Tom Leopold honored with Christopher Awards
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John W. Kennedy
Honoring the best in us. I attended the 65th annual Christopher Awards ceremony last Thursday recognizing those who use the power of communication to uphold the Catholic organizations motto (and Chinese proverb) that “It’s better to light one candle than to curse the darkness” Father David T. Link [right] receives of the James Keller Award…
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