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Here’s today’s dispatch from the crossroads of faith, media and culture. This is becoming a habit. Angels and Saints at Ephesus, the sacred music album from the Missouri-based Benedictines of Mary, Queen of Apostles (their first hit being the well-received Advent at Ephesus), is now holding the #1 spot atop the Billboard Magazine’s Classical Traditional…

Here’s today’s dispatch from the crossroads of faith, media and culture. Mr. Nice Guy. That’s how people who know him describe actor Sean Astin and after having had the opportunity to speak him in person, I have to agree. The son of Patty Duke and stepson of John Astin (The Addams Family) grew up with…

Here’s today’s dispatch from the crossroads of faith, media and culture. It’s always darkest before the dawn. Some good and hopeful news for the forces of light came out the Television Critics Association meetings with network execs. From The Hollywood Reporter: “I can’t imagine a protagonist darker than Walter White [of Breaking Bad]. I think…

Here’s today’s dispatch from the crossroads of faith, media and culture. What’s ahead? The faith-and-values friendly entertainment sector continues to gain steam as we head into the 4th quarter of 2013. Here’s some of the movie premieres to look out for. September 6 – The Ultimate Life In this prequel/sequel to 2007′s The Ultimate Gift,…

Here’s today’s dispatch from the crossroads of faith, media and culture. Too much sharing? I was recently sent a screener for two episodes the Oxygen reality series I’m Having Their Baby which airs weekly at 10 PM ET.  The basic premise of the show, which is in its second season, is that cameras follow as…

Here’s today’s dispatch from the crossroads of faith, media and culture. Singing for God! The Cantinas Ranch Foundation’s 2nd Annual Cantinas Music Festival, to be held on Saturday, August 24, 2013, will feature three-time Grammy Award-winner and multi-platinum selling artist Michael W. Smith and Dove Award-winner Francesca Battistelli. With RayLynn Records as a sponsor, the Cantinas…

Here’s today’s dispatch from the crossroads of faith, media and culture. A Courageous change of pace. Following up on my conversations with Patricia Heaton, Kevin Downes and Robert Amaya, I continue now with additional notes from the Birmingham, Alabama set of the upcoming Erwin Brothers family comedy Moms’ Night Out, here’s Alex Kendrick, known of…

Here’s today’s dispatch from the crossroads of faith, media and culture. Friends off the screen. As actors, Kevin Downes and Robert Amaya scored in 2011 with the surprise success the faith-based police/family drama Courageous.  Recently the good friends reunited onscreen for the upcoming Erwin Brothers comedy Moms’ Night Out, a comedy about the perils of parenthood. Though…

Here’s today’s dispatch from the crossroads of faith, media and culture. Behind every great pop icon there’s a mother. In Justin Bieber‘s case, her name Pattie Mallette. And with over 2.4 million Twitter followers and 290,000 likes on Facebook, it’s clear she’s already developed a following of her own — particularly after her autobiography Nowhere…

Here’s today’s dispatch from the crossroads of faith, media and culture. Creepy stuff! I happened to catch screenwriters Chad and Carey Hayes talking about how The Conjuring, their new horror movie based on a said-to-true saga of a family terrorized by a demonic presence in their farmhouse, at the recent Variety Family Entertainment & Faith-Based…
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