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…

Weekend box office: A hammer, fast cars and an outperforming broom sweep up 1. Thor Marvel’s Norse god of Thunder hammers down $66 million over its domestic debut his opening weekend. (No, being about a Norse god doesn’t necessarily make a movie “faith-based.”) 2.Fast Five Business remains fast and furious as the action sequel rakes…

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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