Reviews

Pope Leo’s four favorite films
Reviews - OSV News   
(OSV News) — In the lead-up to Pope Leo XIV’s Nov. 15 meeting with a group of Hollywood actors and directors, the Vatican offered an insight into the American-born pontiff’s cinematic taste by publishing a short list of his favorite films. Despite its brevity, the collection of four movies covers
Washington Applauds Hungary’s Civilization and Sovereignty Agenda
Western Civilization | The European Conservative   
The meeting between Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán and U.S. President Donald Trump at the White House on November 7th was about more than diplomatic courtesy. It marked the beginning of a new era of mutual respect and trust in Hungarian–American relations. The ideological hostilities aimed at Hungary by the
Novel highlights power of art and music as a salve to troubled humanity
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“In the Light of the Sun” Angela Shupe Waterbrook (Penguin Random House Christian Publishing) 2025 384 pages, $18.00 Michigan-based novelist Angela Shupe’s debut work, “In the Light of the Sun,” can be seen as a testament
Listening to what others – including God perhaps – have to tell you
Reviews – The Irish Catholic   
Generous Heart: A Daily Prayer Book, by Donal Neary SJ (Messenger Publications, €12.95 / £11.95)   Opening this book on its arrival on my desk, brought back to my mind the memory of my Jesuit mentors, seizing a quarter hour or so to pace about the corridors or grounds
Sadness tempered by betrayal in family drama
Reviews – The Irish Catholic   
When Chris Grant (Scott Eastwood) is killed in a car crash alongside his sister-in-law Jenny (Willa Fitzgerald) in Regretting You (12A), it exposes the fact that they were having an affair. The revelation opens up a Pandora’s Box of reactions from Chris’ wife Morgan (Allison Williams), his daughter Clara
Religion filled last week’s fiction and non-fiction
Reviews – The Irish Catholic   
I was pleased to find several positive examples of religion and spirituality in the media last week. A few weeks ago, I favourably reviewed Blue Lights (BBC One, Mondays) after seeing the first few episodes. It finished last Monday and must upgrade my rating to ‘outstanding’. It worked as
Female ‘free traders’ on Dublin’s streets
Reviews – The Irish Catholic   
Dublin’s Women Street Traders, 1882-1932: “Civic Evil” and civil disobedience, by Susan Marie Martin (Maynooth Studies in Local History /  Four Courts Press, €11.65 /  £10.25)   The street traders of inner Dublin were affectionately known as “Shawlies” from their custom of wrapping themselves up against the dank weather
Anglo-Catholics: our not so separated brethren
Reviews – The Irish Catholic   
After Newman: A Eulogy for Anglo-Catholics 1845-1965, by Aidan Nichols OP (Gracewing, £20.00 / €22.99)   Near our house, off Clyde Road, there used to be a convent of Anglican Nuns. They belonged to the Community of St Mary the Virgin, founded at Wantage in England in 1848. When
“The New Raphael”
Culture Archives - OnePeterFive   
On November 4, 1575, Guido Reni was born in Bologna, earning the moniker “the new Raphael” for his relentless pursuit of aesthetic perfection. As a leading figure of the Italian Baroque, Reni sought to elevate painting to an ideal of harmony and grace, drawing constant inspiration from Renaissance masters, particularly
Why is a religious sister writing vampire novels? An interview with Sr. Allison Regina Gliot, FSP
Books – Catholic World Report   
A new novel about a young woman and a mysterious vampire explores the question: Is any soul beyond saving? In The Curse He Chose, by Sr. Allison Regina Gliot, FSP, God’s boundless mercy is on full [...]
The Secrets of K-Pop Demon Hunters
Movies, Games and Television Secrets   
What if shame gave demons power? The panel dissects K-Pop Demon Hunters, from Korean folklore to spiritual warfare and idol culture. Patrick Mason, Angela Sealana, Maria Johnson, and Isabella Bettinelli uncover what’s beneath the glam. The post The Secrets of K-Pop Demon Hunters appeared first on StarQuest Media.
The Wholesome Truth Behind “Trick or Treating”
Culture Archives - OnePeterFive   
With the approach of Halloween, another “Holiday” battle begins. Unlike the annual fracas every December which pits believers in Christ’s birth and cultural traditionalists on the one side against those who believe that the celebration of Jesus’ birth should be submerged in a generic “Holiday Season,” this one sends Christians
Children’s book illustrates Catholic origins of Halloween
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“All Hallows’ Eve“Anthony DeStefanoSophia Institute Press (2025)48 pages, $14.99 Much has been written about keeping Christ in Christmas but Catholic children’s author Anthony DeStefano’s new book is helping to keep the Hallow — or “holy” — in Halloween. With the fun of
The Presidential Election had a lot to unpack
Reviews – The Irish Catholic   
I could write a book on the Presidential Election, and no doubt some will. When it comes to news and the media I think radio wins – social media may be quicker but there are serious reliability issues, and TV can be less nimble. And so it was that
The New Pope’s ‘True North’
Reviews – The Irish Catholic   
Leo XIV: The New Pope and Catholic Reform, by Christopher R. Altieri (Bloomsbury Continuum, £20.00 / €19.99) This book is among the very first to try to encompass what the advent of Leo XIV means in general terms. You can be sure many more will follow, but as author
Mapping Ireland, past, present …. and even future
Reviews – The Irish Catholic   
Ireland: Mapping the Island, by Joseph Brady and Paul Ferguson (Birlinn, £30.00 / €34.99) These days we take maps, and the knowledge of the real world that they display, very much for granted. This was always the case as this marvellous compendium of Ireland’s history as evidenced in cartography
A flying high girl of the New Ireland
Reviews – The Irish Catholic   
Across the Waves, by T. Ryle Dwyer (Mercier Press, €14.50) It is clear who is the heroine in this story. It is Margaret Harrigan, a heroine taken straight from the life of the author’s own family. T. Ryle Dwyer is well known throughout the south-west as a journalist and
The challenge of Saint Carlo: To love Jesus and know Him in the Eucharist
Books – Catholic World Report   
In the age of mass media, particularly with the influence and ubiquity of the internet, there have been several incredibly high-profile canonizations of new saints in recent years. These include Saint Teresa of Calcutta, Saint [...]
Fighting the Snail: How Medieval People Thought
Culture Archives - OnePeterFive   
Recently, an excellent article by Mr. Robert Keim, a passionate historian of medieval culture, caught my attention. Entitled “The War between Knights and Snails” and published on his Substack channel Via Mediaevalis,[1] the essay was dedicated to one of the mysterious drawings found in illuminated manuscripts—an image depicting a battle
Language, Memory, and Community
Books – Catholic World Report   
“My theme is memory, that winged host that soared about me one grey morning of wartime,” says Captain Charles Ryder in Evelyn Waugh’s novel, Brideshead Revisited. “These memories, which are my life—for we possess nothing certain [...]