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It will be available after April 1, but you can pre-order through OSV now. It is not yet available through any online booksellers. I’ll let you know when it is. I don’t know anything about bulk discounts – you’ll have to ask them. Here’s the info page So. Now you know what I was so…

Good piece at NRO revisiting the bishop’s hubris.

From the LATimes (LRR) Several Jewish organizations are launching efforts at interfaith outreach as well as to teach Jews about the New Testament. In response to the movie, the University of Judaism in Los Angeles recently held a panel discussion — the first of three at area colleges — of Christian and Jewish scholars about…

This is a busy week….There’s the release of the film, the release of the abuse report, and… well, that minor moment in time called Ash Wednesday and the beginning of the season of Lent. More on that later. But in regard to the abuse report, as I mentioned last week, the news stories are already…

This space is for you to post links to reviews of the movie, which should start coming today. Ebert and Roeper: Two Thumbs Up “It’s the only religious movie I’ve seen, with the exception of ‘The Gospel According to St. Matthew’ by [Italian director Pier Paolo] Pasolini, that really seems to deal with what actually…

Gibson film builds interest in the ancient language If and when the Rev. Joseph A. Fitzmyer goes to see Mel Gibson’s controversial film, it won’t be to see how the movie turns out. As a Jesuit, Fitzmyer already knows the plot. Instead, he will be listening to what Gibson’s version of Aramaic sounds like on…

Catholic Church in England and Wales issues 40-page booklet in defense of taxation The Catholic Church has launched a passionate defence of one of society’s most reviled features — taxes. In a 40-page booklet entitled “Taxation for the Common Good”, the Church of England and Wales argued that instead of an unfair penalty, taxation should…

You’re invited to run on over to Heart, Mind and Strength University for Living and check out the workshops, including mine on Parables – one-on-one online interaction, enrichment and education! Registration ends March 1…so hurry!

Paul Loukidis and Stephen Brady speak in Albany The author of a series of 1991 articles critical of Bishop Howard Hubbard’s leadership of the Albany Roman Catholic Diocese identified a priest, who died Feb. 15 under unclear circumstances after being linked to allegations of homosexuality against the bishop, as a “close collaborator” for his stories.…

A piece by scholar Stephen Prothero …. Even if we take the Gospels as gospel, we simply do not have enough information to squeeze out anything close to a two-hour movie. Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John are not screenplays, or even treatments of them. To make a Jesus film based on the Bible you have…
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