Faith, Media and Culture

Here’s today’s dispatch from the crossroads of faith, media and culture. A&E Network’s critically acclaimed and award-winning original docuseries Born This Way returns for a second season featuring 10 brand-new episodes on Tuesday, July 26 at 10 PM ET/PT.  The show, which is produced by Bunim/Murray Productions, follows a group of seven young adults born…

Here’s today’s dispatch from the crossroads of faith, media and culture. Power-packed faith. The Fight Within (from GVN Releasing), faith-themed film set in the rough-and-tumble world of MMA (mixed martial arts), will have its nationwide limited theatrical release on August 12th. “Faith films tend to draw faith audiences,” Jim Davis, executive producer/screenwriter/ordained minister says. “This…

Here’s today’s dispatch from the crossroads of faith, media and culture. At the movies: The Innocents which open in theaters today. I’ve been hearing a lot of good things about this one. Synopsis: Warsaw, December 1945: World War II is finally over, and Mathilde is treating the last of the French survivors of the German camps. When a panicked Benedictine…

Here’s today’s dispatch from the crossroads of faith, media and culture. Synopsis: Matthew McConaughey stars in the true story of Newt Knight, a Confederate battlefield nurse who abandons what he realizes is an immoral cause and launches an internal southern rebellion comprised of former slaves, white deserters and anti-slavery women. The action-packed (and violent) tale…

Here’s today’s dispatch from the crossroads of faith, media and culture. The good stuff. Hallmark Channel’s When Calls the Heart, which recently scored a series-record 3-million total viewers in Live+3 day ratings for its Season 3 finale was honored with the prestigious Spirit Award at the 67th annual Christopher Awards held in Midtown Manhattan Thursday…

Here’s today’s dispatch from the crossroads of faith, media and culture. An audience with the Pope. The tables were turned when Risen stars Joseph Fiennes and Maria Botto and co-producers Mickey Liddell and Pete Shilaimon found themselves as star-struck audience members. Here they are talking about their meeting with Pope Francis at The Vatican. Risen,…

Here’s today’s dispatch from the crossroads of faith, media and culture. Feeln debuts new drama series. The Eleventh follows a young girl’s journey to fulfill her mother’s last wish –  to get to know and reconcile with her estranged grandmother.  What she finds is that the only path toward reconciliation and peace is through truth,…

Here’s today’s dispatch from the crossroads of faith, media and culture. Touched by an Angel. Jennifer Wilder Morgan, author of the inspirational novel Come to the Garden based on her personal encounters with the Devine, takes the stage in more than 400 theaters tomorrow night (Tuesday, May 3 at 7:00 p.m. local time) for a special one-night presentation…

Here’s today’s dispatch from the crossroads of faith, media and culture. Fighting the good fight. Dr. Gilda Carle is a noted relationship expert and author of 15 books (including Don’t Bet on the Prince!, How to WIN When Your Mate Cheats) who is known to TV viewers for her frequent appearances on NBC’s Today Show  and…

Here’s today’s dispatch from the crossroads of faith, media and culture. The good stuff. Country music legend Dolly Parton, movie icon legend Sylvester Stallone and popular comedian/sitcom star Jim Gaffigan are among those whose work is being honored at the 67th annual Christopher Awards, to be presented in New York City on May 19th, 2016. The awards, which were created…

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