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{mosimage}It’s always a mistake to imagine we know exactly what original sin is. Narrowing it down to illicit sex, lies, greed, violence etc. narrows down our humanity and tempts us to imagine that by some heroic effort or stroke of genius or act of contrition we might make it all right, take back that original sin, undo the fall.
Struggle to be family
By Michael Swan, The Catholic Register{mosimage}One of the most useless and common complaints about the movies is that they’re not like real life. It’s like complaining that the water is wet, or exercise makes you tired.
Juno has strong pro-life message
By Harry Forbes, Catholic News ServiceThe titular Juno is an unwed teen (a marvelous performance by young Ellen Page) who finds herself pregnant after, more or less, seducing her shy classmate Paulie (Michael Cera).
De Palma’s ode to the fruitlessness of war
By Michael Swan, The Catholic RegisterDocumentary explores new style of mother-daughter relationship
By Catholic Register StaffPriest paves path of non-violence
By Sarah Grech, The Catholic Register{mosimage}The Narrow Path, 1 hour 8 mins., directed by Gerard Thomas Straub, funded by The San Damiano Foundation.
TORONTO - The Narrow Path is a documentary about Jesuit Father John Dear, a devout pursuer of non-violence. In the film he speaks about the harm invoked by violence and war and how we can become a people working toward eliminating violence around the world.
Movie novelization strips down important lessons
By Jenna Murphy, Youth Speak NewsThe Ultimate Gift has been adpated from its original form, a novel by Jim Stovall, into both a movie by FoxFaith and a novelization of the movie by Rene Gutteridge.
Simpsons family values takes the big screen
By Harry Forbes, Catholic News ServiceHarry Potter film harbours Christian themes
By Peggy Weber, Catholic News ServiceSuperman: man of faith
By Domenic D. Nicassio, The Catholic RegisterThe 2006 release of Superman Returns is directed by Bryan Singer and opened in Canadian theatres on June 28.
The film's introduction explains that Superman ascended from earth five years earlier to find out who survived on the planet Kryptonite.