Here’s today’s dispatch from the crossroads of faith, media and culture. Singing praises. Congratulation to the monastic sisters of Benedictines of Mary, Queen of Apostles in rural Missouri. For five weeks now their CD album Advent at Ephesus (which debuted on Nov. 20th) has topped  Billboard magazine’s Classical Traditional Music Chart. That put singing nuns…

Here’s today’s dispatch from the crossroads of faith, media and culture. Advent at Ephesus is a hit. The Advent album from the sisters serving in the contemplative community of  the Benedictines of Mary, Queen of Apostles in rural Missouri is No. 1 on Billboard magazine’s Traditional Classical Music Chart for the third straight week, rising…

Here’s today’s dispatch from the crossroads of faith, media and culture. Of course, Strictly by the numbers, it doesn’t add up. From The Wrap: This year, 168 films have carried the “restricted”  (R) rating, which requires youths under 17 to be accompanied by an adult, and they have taken in $2.3 billion at the box…

Here’s today’s dispatch from the crossroads of faith, media and culture. Soul music. Preorder sales at Amazon and Barnes & Noble are turning Advent at Ephesus, the 16-track CD from the Benedictine Sisters of Mary, Queen of Apostles, into quite a hit even before its official November 20 release date. The first release from De…

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