Father Robert Lauder and the Office of Faith Formation began their Friday Film Festival at Immaculate Conception Pastoral Center, Douglaston, on Sept. 6 with the showing of “For Greater Glory,” the story of religious persecution in Mexico in the early 20th Century. The film starred Andy Garcia and Peter O’Toole. The festival continues with the […]
Arts
Top 10 Parables Of Faith on Film
by John Mulderig Since the advent of cinema in the late 1800s, faith has been treated on film in a wide variety of ways, from the respectful to the satiric. With the Church’s observance of the Year of Faith continuing, here in alphabetical order are capsule reviews of 10 films that engage with this often […]
Politically Correct ‘Ranger’ Flops
by John Mulderig The golden-age radio program that first had America asking, “Who was that masked man?” was a favorite with youngsters, as too was the popular television series it later spawned. So parents may assume, going in, that “The Lone Ranger” (Disney) – a big-screen attempt to provide an answer to that now 80-year-old […]
Historic Organ to Make Music Again in Flatbush (with video and photo slideshow)
After months of meticulous restoration, the pipe organ at Our Lady of Refuge Church, Flatbush, was returned June 17 to the parish for re-installation. Movers carried parts of the organ piece-by-piece off two trucks and into the church building. Over the next two weeks, the crew will assemble as much of the organ as possible […]
NET and ‘Doonby’ March for Life
NET TV, in association with Riverhorse Entertainment, traveled to the March for Life in Washington, D.C., to sponsor free screenings of the Vatican-endorsed film, “Doonby.” Actors from the film, Jenn Gotzon and Joe Estevez, pictured above, attended the screenings and rally. Though the film doesn’t consider itself a pro-life movie, it offers a strong argument […]
I-Confess Winners – Californians Win National Video Contest
Nearly 200 students from all around the country responded to the i-Confess challenge of making a one-minute YouTube video encouraging viewers to partake in the sacrament of reconciliation. They competed for the grand prize of $50,000 to be shared equally by the winner and his or her school. The contest was sponsored by the […]