Actor and Hill-Murray Theater Director Ben Ballentine said he’s the only guy in the dressing room who loves fantasy football and listens primarily to sports talk radio.
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Relax and refresh your soul
FATHER JIM LIVINGSTON will present an all-day retreat at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church,1310 Mainstreet, Hopkins on Saturday, October 29th.
Benilde-St. Margaret hosts annual holiday shopping boutique
Benilde-St. Margaret School in St. Louis Park will host its annual holiday shopping boutique Nov. 19 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the school.
Good acting, spiritual themes mark ‘The Way’
Emilio Estevez directs his father Martin Sheen in film set along the famous Spanish pilgrimage route
Join the Candlelight Rosary Procession Oct. 7 at the Capitol
Bishop Lee Piché will lead the annual Candlelight Rosary Procession from the Minnesota State Capitol to the Cathedral of St. Paul on Friday, Oct. 7.
Retreat to explore Eucharist as model for marriage
If we could apply that insight that the Eucharist offers every time we gather to our marriages, it would greatly enhance our intimacy.
In Scripture, theology, art and literature, Virgin Mary still sparks interest
There is renewed interest in the Virgin Mary — her role in lives of faith, how to interpret references to her in Scripture, how she is depicted in art and literature — enough to spark a second “Mary in Our Day” conference
‘Sinner’ is a winner for Catholics striving to do better
Lino Rulli has his own national satellite radio show. He’s a three-time Emmy winner for his work in television. He’s received Communion in the pope’s private chapel, taught high-school religion in the Bahamas and even worked as a sidekick to an organ-grinder.
Catholic movie’s show times set at AMC Arbor Lakes Theatre
“Vito Bonafacci,” the story of a well-off lapsed Catholic shaken by a nightmare in which he dies, opens Friday, Aug.26, for an exclusive one-week-only run sponsored by The Catholic Spirit at AMC Arbor Lakes Theatre in Maple Grove. Showtimes each day from Aug. 26 through Sept. 1 are as follows: 9:40 a.m. 12:10 p.m. [...]
Rise of the Planet of the Apes
Monkey business turns serious — and rather deadly — in “Rise of the Planet of the Apes” (Fox), the latest iteration of the successful screen franchise based on the science fiction of French novelist Pierre Boulle
Account of shrine’s beginnings also tells of U.S. church’s rise
In “America’s Church,” Thomas Tweed, a professor of religious studies at the University of Texas in Austin, gives us a long overdue historical overview of the crucial components of American Catholicism that led to the establishment of the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington.
Larson’s ‘In the Garden of Beasts’ sheds new light on Nazi Germany
Are you a World War II junkie? Love history and politics? Here’s a great read for you.
Last chance to see ‘Jesus Christ Superstar’
If you haven’t had a chance to see “Jesus Christ Superstar” at Chanhassen Dinner Theatres, there’s still time
Arts group reaches out to Vatican to help preserve human history
Members of the Minnesota and North Dakota Chapter of Patrons of the Arts in the Vatican Museums plan to fund a new laboratory for the restoration of existing plasters and for the creation of new plaster casts of the famous works of art in the Vatican, said Johan van Parys, chapter chair and liturgy director at the Basilica of St. Mary in Minneapolis.
There be dragons
Knowledgeable moviegoers won’t be surprised by the violence in director Roland Joffe’s newest film, “There Be Dragons.” Joffe also directed the Oscar-nominated films “The Killing Fields” and “The Mission.”
But, you will be surprised by the depth and breadth of the Catholic messages flowing throughout this epic work.
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