I don’t know about you, but when someone starts reading a Pauline epistle at Mass, I find it hard not to be lulled into a state of half-consciousness by his repetitions, like in today’s first reading: ...

An ancient depiction of a naked woman hung on the wall of my father’s study. Skeletal, stupefied, and wildly bedheaded, she contemplated distances across time and space, as saints and mystics do. As ...

This Easter, a great many sermons will focus on the risen Jesus meeting Mary Magdalene in the garden. It’s a profoundly moving tale that has inspired artists and authors through the centuries. Mary’s ...

This riveting historical reaches into the pages of the New Testament to reimagine the life of Mary Magdalene. Smith (The Ark and the Dove) paints Mary as a fragile young woman whose mother died young ...

Farrah Glisson faithfully attends our Sunday evening Mass at Our Lady of Grace Church in Hoboken and for years has handed out the church bulletin as people depart. I call her “our communicator.” Then ...

Mel Gibson is finally moving forward with his long-delayed sequel to 2004’s The Passion of the Christ. The new film, called The Resurrection of the Christ, has cast Finnish actor Jaakko Ohtonen, known ...

Lisa Nordin is an actress, writer, and fan of all things performing arts. Her favorite genres are Sci-Fi and Fantasy. She is a self-published author and enjoys exploring how fictional stories help ...

Mel Gibson’s “The Resurrection of the Christ,” his long-delayed follow up to 2004’s “The Passion of the Christ,” has cast Finnish actor Jaakko Ohtonen (“The Last Kingdom”) in the role of Jesus, ...