Faith, Media and Culture

Here’s today’s dispatch from the crossroads of faith and media: Currents News, a Catholic news program which airs on NET TV in New York City and for which I book guests, recently featured Craig Antico on the program. As the founder and chief operating officer of RIP Medical Debt (ripmedicaldebt.org)and co-author the book End Medical…

From my in-box: A modern-day ecclesiastical thriller, THE APPARITION is a startlingly original contemporary drama about faith and spirituality. Written and directed by lauded French filmmaker Xavier Giannoli (Marguerite, In The Beginning), THE APPARITION follows a respected journalist whose belief system is profoundly shaken when he’s recruited by the Vatican to investigate an apparition of…

God Friended Me airs Sunday nights on CBS, right after 60 Minutes. God Friended Me, CBS’ hit series about an atheist named Miles (Brandon Michael Hall) who is friended on Facebook by someone claiming to be God. Whoever is behind the so-called “God account” (could it actually be God?) links him up with people who,…

Here’s today’s dispatch from the crossroads of faith and media: 20th Century Fox has released the trailer and official poster for Breakthrough, based on the inspirational true story of one mother’s unfaltering love in the face of impossible odds. When Joyce Smith’s adopted son John falls through an icy Missouri lake, all hope seems lost, but…

CREED II releases in theaters this Thanksgiving weekend. Synopsis: Adonis Creed (Michael B. Jordan) must take on a fight that has been in the making for decades as he faces Viktor Drago, the son of Ivan Drago. Adonis is balancing his newfound success as the light heavyweight champion but must also defend the title as…

A dispatch from the crossroads of faith and media: This letter from the producers of Law & Order-like true crime drama Gosnell recently popped up in my in-box. I think it’s worth sharing. We know that Gosnell is changing people across America. In fact it is no exaggeration to say that the Gosnell Movie is…

From the crossroads of faith and media: THE NUTCRACKER AND THE FOUR REALMS opens in theaters this Friday, Nov. 2nd. ABOUT THE MOVIE: All Clara (Mackenzie Foy) wants is a key – a one-of-a-kind key that will unlock a box that holds a priceless gift. A golden thread, presented to her at godfather Drosselmeyer’s (Morgan…

From the crossroads of faith and media: Faith Film of the Week –  Indivisible Indivisible opens in theaters nationwide Friday, Oct. 26. The movie stars Sarah Drew, Justin Bruening, Jason George, Tia Mowry, and Madeline Carroll. About The Movie (from the film’s website) INDIVISIBLE is based on the extraordinary true story of Army Chaplain Darren…

From the crossroads of faith and media: Faith Film of the Week –  Indivisible Indivisible opens in theaters nationwide Friday, Oct. 26. The movie stars Sarah Drew, Justin Bruening, Jason George, Tia Mowry, and Madeline Carroll. About The Movie (from the film’s website) INDIVISIBLE is based on the extraordinary true story of Army Chaplain Darren…

From the crossroads of faith and media: Operation Finale Directed by Chris Weitz (The Golden Compass, The Twilight Saga: New Moon) Operation Finale tells the true story of the Israeli espionage team that, fifteen years after the end of WWII, captured SS officer and holocaust architect Adolf Eichmann (Sir Ben Kingsley) who was hiding in…

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