Arts
Anthropocene at AGO: Exploring the stark reality of man’s footprint on the planet — scars and all
Looking 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
Some 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
SAN DIEGO – Almost four years ago, Louis Zamperini’s life story received its first big-screen treatment.
Book’s journey takes some tedious turns
Journeys 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
Mary and the Incarnation by Christine Granger (Novalis, 80 pages, softcover, $17.95)
TV Mass brings its legacy to national stage
When 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
OTTAWA – 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
There 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
Book review: Fire Sermon flames out in tedious detail
Fire Sermon by Jamie Quatro (Anansi International, 256 pages, softcover, $17.96 on Amazon.ca)
Poet Patria Rivera explores her past with spiritual lens
It started out in 2011 as a Lenten practice.
Q&A: Wim Wender's unexpected film on the Pope
In a remarkable life that has progressed from studying film to reviewing films to making films, Wim Wenders has documented the lives of forgotten Cuban jazz musicians (in Buena Vista Social Club), explored the value of truth (in Paris, Texas) asked what really makes us human (in Wings of Desire) and shown us the value of making something, even something as impermanent as dance (in Pina).
Film shows Pope Francis is true to the Word
All of us who read this newspaper know that in the beginning was the Word. We all know that the Word was with God and the Word was God. But do we take this description of basic reality seriously enough to concede that the Word has real, practical meaning?