Sometimes you have to leave home to find home. That’s the paradox of the immigrant experience, portrayed beautifully in “Brooklyn.”
John Dougherty
John Dougherty is the director of mission and ministry at St. Joseph’s Preparatory School in Philadelphia, Pa.
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In ‘Entertaining Angels,’ Dorothy Day reminds us that after an election, the real work begins
Dorothy Day called for “a revolution of the heart,” a shift away from self-interest to solidarity. That isn’t accomplished by a single election.
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Pope Francis called the internet ‘a gift from God.’ In Netflix’s ‘The Remarkable Life of Ibelin,’ it’s a gift used well.
“The Remarkable Life of Ibelin” presents the internet as a place where true connection is possible and limitations can be transcended.
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‘Millions’ is the perfect family film for All Saints Day
In ’Millions,’ Nine-year-old Damian’s relationship with the saints is stylized and often comical, but it also feels honest.
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Catholic Movie Club: ‘Frankenstein’ and the dangers of playing God
Dr. Frankenstein has harnessed the divine power to create life, without sparing a thought to the responsibility that entails.
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The only horror movie ever recommended by the Vatican
“Nosferatu” is a potent portrait of evil, both supernatural and mundane.
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‘A Ghost Story’ reminds us how difficult it is to let go
Ghost stories speak to how deeply we love, but also to a desire to prolong our lives however we can.
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Catholic Movie Club: ‘All That Breathes’ and the closeness of humanity and the environment
“All That Breathes” links environmental degradation with the degradation of human beings.
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Review: In ‘Super/Man,’ Christopher Reeve shows us how heroic vulnerability is
The documentary “Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story” shows us how the man beneath the cape embraced off-screen heroism by accepting his own vulnerable humanity.
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Wim Wenders’s ‘Perfect Days’ finds joy in the most mundane of tasks
A public toilet cleaner who lives alone, Hirayama has discovered deep meaning and beauty in a life that others would demean or reject.