Danny Boyle's 'Slumdog Millionaire'

Baz Luhrmann's 'Australia'

First Sunday of Advent These days most people keep vigils because they are anxious We wait in hospital corridors for news of a sick relative A parent stays up with an infant who may be teething or has a high temperature We might even sit by the phone waiting to be reassured that a loved one is s

Christ the King Nov 23 2008 The Roman Emperor Constantine was baptized in 337 He put it off for years In the early Church Christians could only confess their sins once in their lives so Constantine remained a catechumen until he was nearing the end Despite what The Da Vinci Code says when h

As Catholics we have no problem with the time-bound nature of the Bible In fact we appreciate it believing that the scriptures deserve to be read within their context and also need careful interpretation And while the Christian Feminists may not choose to have today s first reading as the open

A young priest was sent by his Bishop to a parish that had a red light district within its boundaries On his first day in the parish a nun who had worked in the area for many years took him on a tour of her beat the area where all the women-in-prostitution were plying their trade As they

When couples who are going to be married in the Church come to see me for the first time I get them to fill out a brief questionnaire The last two questions on the form ask What do you like best about your partner What do you like best about yourself The first question usually presents n

At the morning parade in Dachau on 22nd July 1943 six prisoners were found to have escaped Retribution was swift and brutal Randomly selected 12 people were hanged As the other prisoners watched their 12 fellow inmates gasp for breath someone in the crowd cried out Where is God Silence de

A furor broke out in a country diocese some years ago about the retreat style of priest who was taking Catholic students in their last year of high school or who were attending University away for weekend retreats On the Friday night of the retreat this priest would tell the young people that by th

One bright Sunday morning everyone in the town got up early and went to the local church Before Mass started the townspeople were sitting in their pews and talking about their lives their families Suddenly Satan appeared at the front of the church Everyone started screaming and running for