It looks like another religious movie could be a huge hit at the box office judging from some of the reviews & comments I have read. I don't go to many movies anymore, but this will be one I am anxious to see!
Read Vatican officials give thumbs up for 'The Nativity Story' at Catholic News Service
United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) has a Office for Film and Broadcasting that features movie reviews that really matter. Check it out.
The Office for Film and Broadcasting is responsible for reviewing and rating theatrical motion pictures, previewing and evaluating television programming as well as providing the Catholic public with information about the role of the entertainment and news media in influencing societal and personal values.
Although they might want to update the second paragraph on the site to mention the new "DVD" technology, as they state the "importance of the videocassette player in the American home". From what I have heard VHS is dead.
Sure there is alot of garbage on TV these days, but that doesn't mean the medium can't be used for some good. Suttons Bay Elementary School setup a "virtual field trip" via TV to the Smithsonian American Art Museum in Washington D.C to learn about American Indians and art.
An interactive machine with a voice-sensitive camera atop the television in their classroom linked them to a museum expert.
The fifth-grade students were able to ask questions and talk with the museum expert. Pretty cool!
Read Suttons Bay students visit the Smithsonian - via TV in the Record Eagle
Father Donald Libby, Associate Pastor at St. Francis in Traverse City, will be giving a series of talks about True Devotion to Jesus through Mary of St. Louis de Montfort. Each Sunday in November from 2:00 to 3:00 pm you can...
come and learn why Pope John Paul II held this devotion in such high regard!
Books are available after the talks for a $3 donation.
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