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Hit-making Christian musician now a Catholic priest
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Hit-making Christian musician now a Catholic priest

Katie YoderJuly 2, 20238 min read
For Father Crabtree, music drove him closer to Christ and, eventually, closer to the church.
New ‘Mary, Explained’ video series helps Catholics discover, embrace Jesus’ mother as the ‘model disciple’
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New ‘Mary, Explained’ video series helps Catholics discover, embrace Jesus’ mother as the ‘model disciple’

Kimberly HeatheringtonMay 30, 20234 min read
“Mary, Explained”, a new, seven-part video series from the Diocese of Arlington, Va., tackles this catechetical gap, offering an engaging refresher course in who the Blessed Mother is, what the church teaches about her, and why all Catholics should be close to her.
Fifty years later, N.Y. priest still draws on Vietnam combat experience to minister to others
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Fifty years later, N.Y. priest still draws on Vietnam combat experience to minister to others

Gina ChristianMay 26, 20237 min read
Fifty years after the U.S. withdrew its troops from Vietnam, a New York priest says his combat experience there continues to shape his pastoral ministry.
Will AI serve or replace Hollywood’s human writers on strike for better wages?
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Will AI serve or replace Hollywood’s human writers on strike for better wages?

Kimberly HeatheringtonMay 17, 20237 min read
Among the 11,500 members’ demands to the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers, is that any forthcoming contract agreement should “regulate use of material produced using artificial intelligence or similar technologies.”
RADIO INTERVIEW: C.S. Lewis and the Chronicles of Narnia
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RADIO INTERVIEW: C.S. Lewis and the Chronicles of Narnia

Catholic Review StaffMay 15, 20231 min read
Joining Catholic Review Radio to talk about the significance of C.S. Lewis’ imaginative world and the spiritual benefit Lewis’ stories have on children and adults alike is Leonard DeLorenzo, editor of “Chronicles of Transformation: A Spiritual Journey with C.S. Lewis.”
‘Women’s Cry,’ a photo exhibit, opens in St. Peter’s Square
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‘Women’s Cry,’ a photo exhibit, opens in St. Peter’s Square

Cindy WoodenMay 6, 20232 min read
Nestled in the arms of Bernini’s colonnade around St. Peter’s Square, 26 photos of women and girls make up an art exhibit meant to open people’s eyes and hearts to the suffering and resilience of women.
Despite disability, young man directs film — in Lourdes, France
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Despite disability, young man directs film — in Lourdes, France

Paulina GuzikMay 4, 20236 min read
The young Polish student directed a documentary on other disabled people traveling to Lourdes for an annual May pilgrimage with the Order of Malta.
RADIO INTERVIEW: Resurrecting spiritual classics
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RADIO INTERVIEW: Resurrecting spiritual classics

Catholic Review StaffMay 1, 20231 min read
The Catholic Review talks with Father Robert Nixon about how he goes about translating spiritual classics and we take a closer look at one of his recently completed translations, a book by Thomas A Kempis called “Meditations on Death: Preparing for Eternity.”
Over the pope’s shoulder: An ‘explosion’ of spirituality in bronze
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Over the pope’s shoulder: An ‘explosion’ of spirituality in bronze

Justin McLellanApril 30, 20236 min read
Through five pontificates, popes have instructed the faithful at their weekly general audiences, condemned war, called for peace and even celebrated birthdays in the Vatican audience hall under the gaze of a giant bronze sculpture of Jesus.
Vatican revives centuries’ old school for young artisans
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Vatican revives centuries’ old school for young artisans

Carol GlatzApril 24, 20234 min read
The school offers three specialized programs: woodworking; masonry and decorative and ornamental plastering; and stonework and carving.
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