Arts News
Anthropocene at AGO: Exploring the stark reality of man’s footprint on the planet — scars and all
By Michael Swan, The Catholic RegisterLooking at the cathedral-scale art by one of the world’s foremost photographers, theologian Dennis Patrick O’Hara said, “Yes, it’s awesome and it’s awful.”
Randy Boyagoda's new literary venture explores the Catholic faith in school atmosphere
By Jacklyn Gilmor, Catholic Register SpecialSome might say that Randy Boyagoda is a lot like Prin, the protagonist of his third novel. Both are Catholic university professors with a Sri Lankan background and four daughters.
'Unbroken' sequel puts faith at the centre
By Catholic News ServiceSAN DIEGO – Almost four years ago, Louis Zamperini’s life story received its first big-screen treatment.
Book’s journey takes some tedious turns
By KRISTINA GLICKSMAN, Catholic Register SpecialJourneys to Justice: Reflections on Canadian Christian Activism by Joe Gunn (Novalis, 176 pages, softcover, $14.95 on amazon.ca)
Book review: Artist’s words would help her art
By MARIA DI PAOLO, Catholic Register SpecialMary and the Incarnation by Christine Granger (Novalis, 80 pages, softcover, $17.95)
TV Mass brings its legacy to national stage
By Mickey Conlon, The Catholic RegisterWhen Msgr. Brad Massman launched a Sunday Mass TV broadcast for shut-ins in 1987, its future was, at best, uncertain.
Euthanasia film strikes a raw human nerve
By Deborah Gyapong, Canadian Catholic NewsOTTAWA – Kevin Dunn first met Aurelia in the Netherlands at a conference on euthanasia for young people.
Long line of bishops help tell Toronto's story
By Michael Swan, The Catholic RegisterThere are many ways to tell the story of a city. In Extraordinary Ordinaries, Fr. Seamus Hogan explores aspects of Toronto’s history by examining the challenges, successes and even the blind spots of the 12 men who have served as the bishop or archbishop of Toronto.
World Youth Day contest invites young Catholic filmmakers
By Catholic News AgencyBook review: Fire Sermon flames out in tedious detail
By Kristina Glicksman, Catholic Register SpecialFire Sermon by Jamie Quatro (Anansi International, 256 pages, softcover, $17.96 on Amazon.ca)
Poet Patria Rivera explores her past with spiritual lens
By Jean Ko Din, The Catholic RegisterIt started out in 2011 as a Lenten practice.