In mid-September, I went to a talk by Malcolm Gladwell, about his new book, Talking to Strangers, and my question was one of those chosen for the concluding Q&A. I got an answer I didn’t expect — one that defended the Catholic Church. The Catholic Church has a well-known problem at the moment. People love to seize on that problem and use it as a way of dismissing everything about the Church, and saying everything about the Church is tainted.... Read more
Creators Robert and Michelle King say the Catholic "priest-in-training" at the heart of CBS' "Evil" has some decisions to make -- not about his faith, but about discerning natural from supernatural threats, and his vocation. Read more
A few months ago, I attended a two-day seminar in the Los Angeles area. One day's headliner was dynamic Catholic apologist Tim Staples, so I waylaid him for a few minutes to get his opinion on whether Catholics should work in the entertainment industry. Read more
As season two of CBS' hit 'God Friended Me' launches on Sunday, Sept 29, atheist podcaster Miles Finer has to deal with not being quite to special to the Almighty "God account" anymore. Read more
In the NBC comedy 'Perfect Harmony,' Bradley Whitford plays a grieving, suicidal husband who sits outside a small-town Kentucky church and asks for a sign -- and gets one. Read more
For some reason, lots of reviews like to tell you everything that happens in a movie. Not sure why, unless it's to prove the reviewer really, really watched. Spoiler alert: not going to do that when discussing Brad Pitt's two new films, 'Once Upon a Time ... in Hollywood' and 'Ad Astra.' But I will talk about Pitt. Read more
Some people put off having families until they have a career. But for actress Patricia Heaton, star of CBS' upcoming 'Carol's Second Act,' success followed family. Read more
Despite having had two long-running hit sitcoms, actress Patricia Heaton says she hasn't been inundated with offers in her career -- but some of the ones she got were gems. Read more
PBS may be highbrow and whatnot, but Ken Burns likes to dig into all of America, and starting this Sunday, Sept. 15, his latest magnum opus delves into the history of 'Country Music.' Read more
Sometimes, when the world is on fire, you've just got to start dancing ... what I saw in a New York Irish pub after the terror of Sept. 11, 2001 Read more
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