In ‘Jesus of Montreal,’ the characters discover truth in Jesus’ story, and want to convey that truth to others—an experience that audiences can also share.
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Catholic Movie Club: ‘One Battle after Another’ and fighting for the kingdom still to come
The Best Picture winner asks: How you keep fighting the good fight even when it seems hopeless?
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Catholic Movie Club: In ‘Tender Mercies’ with Robert Duvall, resurrection is a quiet thing
“Tender Mercies,” starring Robert Duvall, is the story of one man’s modest steps towards a second chance that he’s not sure he deserves.
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‘Train Dreams’ is about an ordinary life. But it points toward the extraordinary.
Based on a novella by Denis Johnson, ‘Train Dreams’ immerses us in the ordinary life of Robert Grainier in order to gesture at the extraordinary.
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‘Cinema Paradiso’ and the sacrament of cinema
For the 100th Catholic Movie Club column, a film about finding grace in the movie theater.
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A tale of innocence and courage at a Catholic school in Nazi-occupied France
“Au Revoir les Enfants” has been highlighted by the Vatican for its depiction of Christian values.
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Holiday watch: ‘Household Saints,’ a film about food, family and faith
“Household Saints” is a story about how culture, and especially faith, evolve through the different generations of an immigrant family.
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Hitchcock’s ‘I Confess’: a classic Catholic noir about the seal of confession
While considered a minor work in Hitchcock’s filmography and the annals of film noir, “I Confess” is Hitchcock’s most explicitly Catholic film.
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‘The Night of the Hunter’: a horror movie without special effects
In ”The Night of the Hunter,” the world is frightening and it’s often the most innocent who suffer. But grace persists.
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In ‘Dark Waters,’ the truth will set you free—but at a cost
The truth makes demands of us. In ”Dark Waters,” that discomfort is enough of a reason to turn a blind eye.