The INNdustry with Sister Rose, Oscars Edition “Zero Dark Thirty” “Beasts of the Southern Wild”, “Argo”

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    The INNdustry with Sister Rose, Oscars Edition: Zero Dark Thirty The INNdustry with Sister Rose: Oscars Edition: Beasts of the Southern Wild The INNdustry with Sister Rose: Oscars Edition: Argo … [Read more...]

Sr. Rose on the IN Network: the new pope ….

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  The "IN Network" is • An online gateway for dynamic content viewed through an Ignatian lens… • This website, a mobile app, our Facebook page and Twitter account • Webisodes, blogs, and articles • Timely stories around current social issues, original scripted content, and feature presentations • Created for the thinking, curious, action-oriented individual • Tapping into the global reach of the Jesuit network • Developing partnerships with a community of INN … [Read more...]

Interview with Mona Golabek on CatholicTV, Boston

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  Here is a link to John Monahan's excellent interview with Mona Golabek, star of the one-woman play "The Pianist of Willesden Lane." It appeared on Boston's Catholic TV last Friday, December 7 and can now be seen online. The interview is at the 18" minute mark of the half hour program "Clear Voice". It is an excellent interview and introduction to the play, that I believe, can change lives. You can still purchase tickets to "The Pianist of Willesden Lane" (also good for young … [Read more...]

Why Flannery O’Connor Matters Today

On the season finale last year of ABC's hit drama "Lost," alert viewers would have noticed that the mysterious character, Jacob (Mark Pellegrino), was reading the book Everything That Rises Must Converge. The tome is a collection of short stories by the American Catholic novelist, Flannery O'Connor who was born in Savannah, Ga. March 25, 1925 and died from lupus in Milledgeville, Ga., outside of Atlanta in 1964. The book's title story is about an arrogant young man, Julian, whose bigoted … [Read more...]

Urban Mystic at the Crossroads

The worst riots in urban U.S. history, or civil unrest as some prefer to call them, erupted on April 29, 1992, a reaction to the acquittal of four white Los Angeles policemen for using excessive force in apprehending a black motorist, Rodney King. Racism and brutality, the lack of opportunities, poverty, historical and current official negligence on the part of the city governance and police, and reverse racism, all these socially flammable realities contributed to the 1992 Los Angeles … [Read more...]

Ruby returns to Style

Now that Ruby Gettinger has returned to the Style Network  for Season 2 of her amazing life-changing story, I wanted to direct you to the interview I did with her last year. She is a lovely woman with a story of courage. Weight-loss is a challenge but it is possible. As a Jenny Craig-er myself who has fallen off the wagon but am now back on ... 1.6 lbs off this week... the consultant reminded me: 6 sticks of butter gone! (When you say it like that....) I love the sign in the restroom at the … [Read more...]