In the Easter Vigil reading from Romans, Paul writes:
“Are you unaware that we who were baptized into Christ Jesus were baptized into his death? We were indeed buried with him …
Read moreCannes, France, located on the French Riviera and not too far from the Italian border, has been the home of the Cannes International Film Festival since its beginning in 1946. …
Read moreThe 72nd Cannes Film Festival ended on May 25 with the awarding of the jury prizes. Our ecumenical jury watched the awards ceremony on television at the house of the …
Read moreOn May 18 an ecumenical celebration of cinema took place here in Cannes. There was a Sunday Mass at Notre Dame de Bon Voyage Church that is directly across the …
Read moreThe ecumenical jury at Cannes was inaugurated in 1974, following the efforts of the organization Interfilm. Delegates from various European Protestant film associations founded Interfilm in 1955. According to the …
Read moreFranco Zeffirelli, the famed film director and film, television and opera producer, died on June 15, 2019, in Rome at the age of 96. He was born out of wedlock …
Read moreOne of the press releases for the Cannes Film Festival noted of the 1,845 feature films submitted from 39 countries for the competition to the selection committee, 26% were directed …
Read moreThere is an awful lot of racism, white supremacy and nationalism in our culture this summer. I’m watching Showtime’s limited series “The Loudest Voice” about Fox Television founder Roger Ailes …
Read moreMany people above the age of five have seen Disney’s 1994 original animated feature film, “The Lion King,” or more recently, the Broadway musical. We know the story; we love …
Read moreIn July 1916, young British signals officer J.R.R. Tolkien (Nicholas Hoult) lies extremely ill in the trenches at the Battle of the Somme in France. He is desperate for news …
Read moreCannes, France, located on the French Riviera and not too far from the Italian border, has been the home of the Cannes International Film Festival since its beginning in 1946. …
Read moreIn the Easter Vigil reading from Romans, Paul writes:
“Are you unaware that we who were baptized into Christ Jesus were baptized into his death? We were indeed buried with him …
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