Tag: Kitsch
Tale of an Unlikely Hero: Mr. Bates vs. the Post Office
In 2003, Alan Bates, a sub-postmaster in Wales, had his contract terminated due to repeated...
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Alice & Jack: This can’t be love! Or can it? — A Review
Alice & Jack, a six-part drama that recently ended on PBS’s Masterpiece, certainly qualifies...
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The Point of Contact: Transcendence and Immanence: A Lecture
To the reader: When I gave this lecture, I ended up reading only a few parts. I told illustrative...
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Cabrini: A Matter of Emphasis — A Film Review
Many Roman Catholics will know of Mother Frances Xavier Cabrini (Frances Saverio Cabrini), the...
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Bernard Cornwell: Master of Historical Fiction
Bernard Cornwell will certainly never win the Nobel Prize in Literature. As he has admitted, he’s...
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Where Was God In Andersonville? A Homily
Where Was God In Andersonville? A Homily Rev. Brian Lorei St. Stephen the Martyr Catholic...
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The Taste of Things: Ultimately a Matter of Taste — A Review
Beyond frying eggs and bacon, I consider cooking a full-course meal with feelings approaching...
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David & Fatima: Now a Timely Film
The film makes a sincere effort to resolve hatred with love, but no artist can undo what was foretold in the Word of God (Gn.16:12): the hostility between Jews and Muslims will endure as long as time itself.
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Anatomy of a Fall: More Than a Courtroom Drama
Anatomy of a Fall, a current Academy Awards nominee for Best Picture, fits into a small category...
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Bradley Cooper’s Maestro: Bernstein on the Podium and Beyond
From 1952 to 1972, it wasn’t hard to know of Leonard Bernstein. Bernstein hosted the New York...
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