Faith, Media and Culture

Here are today’s dispatches from the crossroads of faith, media and culture. 1. Walden Media to tell story of The Conscientious Objector. From Deadline: Get Low helmer Aaron Schneider has been set to direct The Conscientious Objector for Walden Media. The film tells the true story of Desmond Doss, the first conscientious objector in American…

Here are today’s dispatches from the crossroads of faith, media and culture. 1. New graphic novel tells the story of Christmas.  From the Apostle Arts website: Founded in 2011 by Billy Tucci, Evan Archilla, and Dr. Jason Peet, Apostle Arts is the publisher of Billy Tucci’s A Child is Born. Evan Archilla, grandson of Lost Battalion…

Here are today’s dispatches from the crossroads of faith, media and culture. 1. Not your typical movie subject. The PG-13 film October Baby, now in limited release, tackles the story of a young woman who learns that her health problems may be linked to her birth mother’s attempt to abort her as an infant. 2.…

Here’s today’s dispatch from the crossroads of faith, media and culture. The Second Biggest Question. Behind, of course, whether or not God exists is whether belief in Him actually benefits the world. I use a capital “H” in “Him” because I believe in Him. I’m also among those who believe that putting one’s faith in…

Here’s today’s dispatch from the crossroads of faith, media and culture. The Second Biggest Question.  Behind, of course, whether or not God exists is whether belief in Him actually benefits the world. I use a capital “H” in “Him” because I believe in Him.  I’m also among those who believe that putting one’s faith in…

Here’s today’s 100th dispatch from the crossroads of faith, media and culture. Does religion breed violence and ignorance? That subject of much debate will, in fact, be debated next Tuesday (11/15) from 6:45 PM to 8:30 PM (ET) at NYU’s Skirball Center in New York City. Intelligence Squared U.S. (IQ2US) is sponsoring the event. Making…

Here are today’s dispatches from the crossroads of faith, media and culture. 1.  Music from The Way makes its way to CD. The soundtrack from the excellent and intelligent faith-based movie (trailer below) is now available from Ignatius Press and features 21 songs, including tracks from James Taylor (Country Road), David Gray (My oh My),…

Here’s today’s dispatch from the crossroads of faith and media. Tower Heist raises moral questions. Over the weekend I caught up with the comedy starring Ben Stiller as the leader of a group of working stiffs (that includes Matthew Broderick) in a caper that involves hiring a professional thief (Eddie Murphy) to break into the…

Here’s today’s dispatch from the crossroads of faith, media and culture. 1. Outspoken Catholic feminist Teresa Tomeo hosts live web tonight — and you’re invited. Okay, maybe NOW wouldn’t consider the author of the new book Extreme Makeover  to be a feminist but you can decide for yourself who best represents the interests of women.…

Here’s today’s dispatch from the crossroads of faith, media and culture. 2012 TV forecast: Faith and inspiration on the rise. The new TV season has barely begun but the TV networks are already underway in their efforts to find hits for the 2012-2011 season. And, thanks largely to the recent success of faith-based films, several…

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