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Kurt Jensen

Kurt Jensen writes for the Catholic Review from Washington.

Movie Review: ‘The Blackening’

June 22, 2023
By Kurt Jensen
OSV News
Filed Under: Movie & Television Reviews

“The Blackening” (Lionsgate) is a brilliant comic riff on what constitutes authentic African American identity.

U.N. agency says solution to child labor is helping governments create jobs, assist families with child care

June 16, 2023
By Kurt Jensen
OSV News
Filed Under: Feature, News, Social Justice, World News

As the International Labor Organization of the United Nations took aim at child labor and the exploitation of children June 12, Pope Francis lent his support with a tweet.

Movie Review: ‘Transformers: Rise of the Beasts’

June 14, 2023
By Kurt Jensen
OSV News
Filed Under: Movie & Television Reviews

We know, going in, what to expect from the seventh installment in the big-screen franchise, “Transformers: Rise of the Beasts” (Paramount). Namely, a story based on the Hasbro toy line about the heroic Autobots battling a malignant plan for world domination.

Connect program centered on empathy, listening

May 24, 2023
By Kurt Jensen
Special to the Catholic Review
Filed Under: Colleges, Feature, Local News, News

The interdisciplinary “Connect: Faith, Health and Medicine” program begins this fall at St. Mary’s Ecumenical Institute on the campus of St. Mary’s Seminary and University in Roland Park.

Archbishop Lori ordains six to transitional diaconate

May 22, 2023
By Kurt Jensen
Catholic Review
Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Vocations

Archbishop William E. Lori ordained six transitional deacons for ministry in the Archdiocese of Baltimore: Deacon Andres Acuña, 36, of La Plata, Colombia; Deacon Daniel Andrades, 29, of Karachi, Pakistan; Deacon Franz Belleza, 31, of Cebo City, Philippines; Deacon Michael Misulia, 34, of Libertytown; Deacon Lenin Suarez of Barrancabermeja, Colombia; and Zachary Watson, 29, of Olathe, Kan.

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