Yesterday my Palm Sunday sermon “What a Week: From Joy to Anguish to Victory” was better received than any I’ve preached at Bond Hill PC, mainly due to my use of something written by Ralph Abernathy in 1968 at this time of the church year. While reading a wonderful book FREEDOM DAYS I came across …
Anticipating Two Films–CESAR CHAVEZ & NOAH
You’ve probably hear more about NOAH, but the film that I’m anticipating the most that’s to be released at the end of this month is CESAR CHAVEZ. Based on the life of the activist head of the United Farm Works Cesar Chavez, I think this will be of more interested to those engaged in social …
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Oscars 2014
It was a gala night at the Oscars, with my favorite 12 Years a Slave selected as “Best Picture.” I had hoped that Steve McQueen would have been chosen as Best Director because it would have become a milestone as the first African American director to be entered into this legendary circle. But giving this …
The Lego Movie, a Great Visual Parable
Watching The Lego Movie took me back to Toy Story, both of them supposedly children’s movies. Once this term was used dismissively by sophisticated adults who thought a film had to be directed by a Bergman or Fellini in order to have Meaning. As those of you who have followed my reviews through the years …
Faith Perspectives on Oscars’ Best Films
You’ve heard a lot about the Best Picture Oscar nominees. But, this week, I look at these films from the perspective of faith and moral values. Click the headline to read the entire column.
In Memory of Malcolm X
I just learned from reading today’s meditation in Janus Adams’ delightful book FREEDOM DAYS: 365 Inspired Moments in Civil Rights History that today is the 49th anniversary of the murder of Malcolm X in New York’s Audubon Ballroom. Right in front of a crowd of 400 people his killers shot him after one of them …
FILMS FOR VALENTINES DAY
I pulled out 10 delightful movies about love for Valentine’s Day, including some for the whole family like “Lady and the Tramp.” Enjoy all 10 mini-reviews by clicking on the headline “Films for Valentine’s Day.”
Remembering Philip Seymour Hoffman
A tribute to Philip Seymour Hoffman and a brief look at some of his outstanding films
My Hero Pete Seeger
Faith and Film writer Edward McNulty writes about his own experiences with folksinger Pete Seeger and also recommends a documentary about Seeger’s life.
But Do We Honor the Prophet?
Today there were the usual eulogies of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. that we expect to hear and see on TV, cable, and radio. If you are an older adult, you might know much of the “I Have a Dream” speech by heart, having heard it so man hundreds of times since this Holiday was …