‘Nefarious’ is thriller with Catholic heart
SAN DIEGO — A psychiatrist is called in to conduct a last-minute psychological evaluation of a condemned prisoner who, mere hours before his scheduled execution,…
St. Teresa documentary is ‘work of Holy Spirit’
By Kurt Jensen WASHINGTON — A new documentary about St. Teresa of Kolkata, produced by the Knights of Columbus, aims to show how her…
Film based on Indiana woman’s true story ‘reclaims beauty of adoption’
By Natalie Hoefer EDINBURGH, Ind. — Melissa Coles received a call in the late summer of 2019. She didn’t listen long before she figured…
Catholic university shoots feature film
ESCONDIDO — John Paul the Great Catholic University has completed production on “O, Brawling Love!”, the first project to emerge from its Feature Film…
‘Father Stu’ is gritty, winning real-life story
By John Mulderig NEW YORK — Positive priest characters are certainly a rarity in contemporary films. So, Catholics will welcome the uplifting fact-based biography…
Wahlberg says ‘Father Stu’ found him, not the opposite
By Mark Pattison WASHINGTON — Mark Wahlberg, the Catholic star of the new movie “Father Stu,” has been hitting the interview trail to support…
Liturgical composer to perform in concert
OCEANSIDE – Liturgical singer-songwriter Jesse Manibusan will perform at Mission San Luis Rey Parish in Oceanside. The concert will take place at 6:30 p.m.,…
Former Social Ministry director pens humorous autobiographical novelette
SAN DIEGO — Those who know Kent Peters well will tell you that the former director of the diocesan Office for Social Ministry always…
‘Fatima’ film to bring apparition story to big screen, video-on-demand
SAN DIEGO — The producers of the religious drama “Fatima,” which will be released in theaters and premium video-on-demand Aug. 28 (its original April…
In theaters two nights only, docudrama tells true story of St. Patrick
NEW YORK — The reasons the Church continues to honor the Apostle of Ireland more than 1,500 years after his death shine forth in…
‘I Still Believe,’ opening March 13, more than a romantic tearjerker
SAN DIEGO — The Erwin Brothers, the Christian filmmaking team composed of siblings Jon and Andrew Erwin, hadn’t intended to follow up their biggest…
