Catholic Bill O’Reilly takes on liberal Catholics over concept of “distributive justice.” Why do some liberals seem to  feel its okay to use religion to argue in favor of their  political positions but find it chilling when conservatives do so? The truth is we all bring our personal moral standards (often formed out of religious…

Faith takes novel approach to Catholic Church’s sex abuse scandals. I’m in the middle of a very interesting new book (due out today, in fact) about the McGanns, a fictional Boston-based Catholic family for whom the scandals in the Church really hit home. When Sheila McGann’s half brother Fr. Art Breen finds himself accused, she…

Movie Review:  There Be Dragons tells a riveting story of the Catholic Church literally under fire. Synopsis: A journalist working on a biography of  the late Spanish priest (and Opus Dei founder) Josemaría Escrivá as he is considered canonization discovers a disconcerting story involving his own father. In a fictionalized saga revealed to the audience…

Welcome all  to Faith, Media & Culture, a blog aimed at providing news and commentary on the crossroads between faith and the culture at large — including updates on new and upcoming faith-based films, television, books and music. The name change (from Catholics, Media & Culture) is aimed at reflecting the fact that the site…

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