Living Out Lent, With the Help of a Smartphone
Last edited 2nd April 2014Ash Wednesday marks the beginning of Lent, and the archdiocese of Sydney launched a new app to help Christians live out this period of prayer and penance. It's called Xt3 Lent Calendar. Take a look at this story from Rome reports for more!
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Egypt Islamic body wants Noah movie banned
Last edited 7th March 2014Egypt's top Islamic body says the big budget Hollywood biblical epic Noah, starring Russell Crowe, was irreligious and should not be screened in the country.
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Transcendent ordeal of an outback pilgrim
Last edited 7th March 2014Robyn Davidson's trek in 1978, 2700km overland from Alice Springs to the Indian Ocean, is the stuff of legend. In the new film adapted from her memoir, Tracks, Robyn (Wasikowska) appears as an enigma, the motivations behind her odyssey oblique at best. Yet it is hard to miss her resentment towards friends who add noise to her final preparations, and towards the National Geographic photographer Rick (Driver) who intrudes intermittently on her trek in return for sponsorship from the magazine. Solitude, clearly, is largely the point.
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U.S. cardinal aids movie producers
Last edited 6th March 2014Cardinal Donald Wuerl of Washington helps with the making of the movie "Son of God," released Feb. 28 2014.
Looking for the Truth in Beauty
Last edited 17th February 2014In this selfie era, the tyranny of beauty is inescapable, especially for young women. On social media, girls are defining their self-worth by how many likes or followers their images attract. They pose like pop stars, seeking affirmation of their “hotness”.
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Mum's Night Out - Trailer - JP2 International Film Festival Selection
Last edited 12th February 2014All Allyson and her friends want is a peaceful, grown-up evening of dinner and conversation . . . a long-needed moms' night out. But in order to enjoy high heels, adult conversation and food not served in a bag, they need their husbands to watch the kids for a few hours-what could go wrong? Mums' Night Out is an endearing, true-to-life family comedy.
Pope Francis Launches Tweet to Pray for Benedict XVI
Last edited 11th February 2014On the one year anniversary of Benedict XVI’s announcement of his decision to resign from the Petrine ministry, Pope Francis has sent a tweet, asking the world to join him in prayer for the retired pontiff.
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Should Your Parish Ministries Have A Facebook Page Or Twitter Profile?
Last edited 9th February 2014Many organizations today find themselves struggling with the management piece of social networking. It’s very common to see additional accounts being created for a product, department, location, etc. It’s typical in our parishes that every ministry wants exposure. Some parishes have probably already experienced some parish ministries wanting their own Facebook Page, Twitter profile, or maybe their own website. Some have probably had them just “pop up” without anyone even asking.
'Something About You': Fr Rob Galea's 2014 Record
Last edited 7th February 2014"I'd like you to be involved in what I believe to be my best record to date! 2014 is the year for the release of what we hope to be an epic narrative and music album featuring acoustic, pop and dance songs from three of the world's greatest producers: Premo D'Anger (Freesol, Justin Timberlake), DJ G Wizard (The Ministry of Sound) and Boris Cezek (Eurovision)" - Fr. Rob Galea.
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Leading Catholic Communicator's Legacy
Last edited 3rd February 2014February is Catholic Press Month, so Catholic communicators examine the legacy of the late Cardinal John Foley, his impact on the Catholic press as a journalist and as president of the Pontifical Council for Social Communications at the Vatican.
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