Movie Review: ‘Practical Magic 2’ September 14, 2026By Kurt Jensen OSV News Filed Under: Movie & Television Reviews Although its plot centers on a family of friendly witches, the romantic drama “Practical Magic 2” (Warner Bros.) involves no advocacy for the dark arts. They simply exist as part of the fanciful premise. Instead, the film’s appeal, like that of its 1998 predecessor, is meant to lie in its portrayal of strong female bonding amid adversity.
Exhibit highlights St. John Paul II’s US visits, esteem for nation’s foundational documents July 15, 2026By Kurt Jensen OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, World News In his seven visits to America during his papacy, St. John Paul II often shared his mastery of the nation’s foundational documents — the Declaration of Independence, the Constitution and the Bill of Rights.
DOJ to join Dominicans’ suit on NY gender identity law for long-term care facilities June 23, 2026By Kurt Jensen OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Religious Freedom, World News The Department of Justice has moved to become a co-plaintiff in a lawsuit against New York state filed by the Dominican Sisters of Hawthorne, who operate a 42-bed palliative care program for the dying poor.
Baseball: Beyond Belief March 31, 2026By Kurt Jensen OSV News Filed Under: Movie & Television Reviews, Sports Written and directed by John Scheinfeld, the movie is based on the book “Baseball as a Road to God: Seeing Beyond the Game” primarily authored by John Sexton. A Catholic and former president of New York University, Sexton teaches a class there based on the concepts explored in the film.
New U.S. global health policy seen as a way to eliminate malaria in concert with faith leaders March 26, 2026By Kurt Jensen OSV News Filed Under: Health Care, News, World News The future of efforts to eliminate malaria in sub-Saharan Africa may depend in part on a U.S. policy shift now drawing mixed reactions.
Movie Review: ‘Project Hail Mary’ March 18, 2026By Kurt Jensen OSV News Filed Under: Movie & Television Reviews A lack of originality, treacly sentiment and a wholly unjustified two-hour, 36-minute running time combine to weigh down the sci-fi adventure “Project Hail Mary” (Amazon MGM).
Birthright citizenship order to impact more than children of migrants, Senate panel hears March 13, 2026By Kurt Jensen OSV News Filed Under: Immigration and Migration, News, Supreme Court, World News A Senate subcommittee hearing held March 10 on President Donald Trump’s executive order to restrict access to birthright citizenship guaranteed in the 14th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution examined arguments about what the amendment’s language regarding “subject to the jurisdiction thereof” meant when originally drafted.
‘Underbelly of the AI industry’: Panel explores data centers’ ecological, economic impacts March 6, 2026By Kurt Jensen OSV News Filed Under: AI, Environment, News, World News The explosion of massive data centers to handle the increasing generative demands of artificial intelligence have placed high demands on both power and the water used in cooling systems — millions of gallons per day — and low-income communities have typically endured the brunt of the air pollution they create. This was the topic of a March 5 webinar, “The Growing Impacts of Data Centers on Our Neighbors and God’s Creation,” hosted by the Washington-based Catholic Climate Covenant.
Movie Review: ‘Crime 101’ February 13, 2026By Kurt Jensen OSV News Filed Under: Movie & Television Reviews All three of the main characters in “Crime 101” (Amazon MGM), the film adaptation of Don Winslow’s 2020 novella, are dealing with lives and careers that have slammed into a wall.
Trump Justice Department has made protests at places of worship a FACE Act priority February 12, 2026By Kurt Jensen OSV News Filed Under: News, Respect Life, World News Recent court cases involving pro-life activists at abortion clinics, an immigration protest inside a Minnesota church and a new application of a 1994 federal law, the FACE Act, show how legal realities have changed in one year.
Movie Review: ‘Shelter’ February 11, 2026By Kurt Jensen OSV News Filed Under: Movie & Television Reviews It takes nearly an hour of gunfire, car chases and flying fists for the plot of “Shelter” (Black Bear) to emerge. That it’s another of Jason Statham’s pictures in which he plays a brooding loner who eventually avenges old wrongs. Yet the film almost sneers at viewers for expecting exactly what they get.
Exploring Catherine O’Hara’s Catholic roots February 4, 2026By Kurt Jensen OSV News Filed Under: Arts & Culture, Movie & Television Reviews, Obituaries Catholic faith was not part of comedian Catherine O’Hara’s public-facing work and personality.
