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Major Fatima movie planned for year of anniversary

ROME — The miracle of Our Lady of Fatima is set to get a new high-profile cinematic treatment. In the latest of a growing crop of major faith-based films, several prominent U.S. indie players, including Origin Entertainment, Frida Torresblanco (“Pan’s Labyrinth”) and Rose Ganguzza’s Rose Pictures (“Kill Your Darlings”), have teamed up on “Fatima,” to… Read More ›

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A wall

Sometimes life takes on the texture of a low grade horror movie. With pain lurking deep below, felt, but numb; because of the depth from which it flows. Below, even deeper than this pain, seeking to crawl higher into the light of my conscious mind; yet somehow kept in tow is a wall of sorts,… Read More ›

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Emotional Pornography

Sex sells.  Marketing in our culture is almost exclusively based on sex.  We have known this for years, and although we think we are stronger than corporate marketing strategies, we (men) still fall easy prey to GoDaddy super bowl ads and Victoria’s Secret ceiling-high mall pinups.  When I say “easy prey,” I don’t mean we all… Read More ›

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All Hallow’s Eve Treat

Trick or Treat! Walt Disney’s original Fantasia was a classic mixture of classical music and animation. A bit dated by today’s standards it is still a beautiful use of the technology of the time. Children and adults are still fascinated by the movie. “Uncle Walt,” as so many of us knew him, was proud of… Read More ›

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Movie on importance of fatherhood wows at box office

Albany, Ga., Oct 8, 2011 / 05:41 pm (CNA).- A low-budget film on the crucial role of fathers debuted as the number one new movie during its opening weekend in theaters across the U.S. “There is an opportunity for fathers to step up in our culture and take more of a spiritual role and to… Read More ›

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New Movie about Our Lady of Fatima

San Francisco, Calif., Oct 1, 2009 / 06:39 am (CNA).- A new film about the apparitions of Our Lady of Fatima, based on the memoirs of visionary Sister Lucia and the accounts of thousands of eyewitnesses, will be holding pre-release screenings in at least seven major U.S. cities. “The 13th Day” is the first major… Read More ›

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