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There are a great many films dealing with anti-Semitism and the Holocaust readily available to watch this Thursday, April 27, Holocaust Remembrance Day. Many of them tell heroic stories of those who tried to save as many Jews as possible, calling to mind what Fred Rogers said when asked what to tell a child during …
Lectionary Links once was probably the most popular feature in Visual Parables. Or at least, it was for those who prepared a sermon for every Sunday. Several told me so in letters or phone conversations. But I think this has changed, with today’s readership being different from what it was a few years ago. I …
I just was privileged to see an hour-long version of this 90-minute Oscar-nominated documentary–and was highly impressed by the sisterhood of female Indian journalist upon whom it focuses. They face incredible pressure from their society–their families, the men they interview, the authorities whom they challenge. You can see the full version when Independent Lens shows …
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Here are the first five of my list of 10 good films to watch and discuss during Women’s History Month. The titles are embedded with links that will take you to my VP reviews. To see the notes about them, as well as what the remaining five films are, see the March issue of Visual …
Tune in to my “Gospel & Comedy” event this Friday, 7 PM Feb. 18 at the Grosse Ile Michigan Presbyterian Church. We’ll explore a few Scripture passages such as the birth of Isaac and some of the parables of Jesus.—and, of course, does God and Jesus have a sense of humor? Some of the many …
Watching the filmed version of the Broadway play COME FROM AWAY is a great way to honor the memory of 9/11. The response of the Canadians in the small town of gander Newfoundland is a tonic to any feelings of sorrow or morbidity this horrific event might evoke. See my review of this lively work …
David Livingston Edwards. Published May 25, 2021. ReadtheSpirit Books. 112 pages. The publication of peacemaker/folksong writer David Edwards’ book sadly comes after his death, but his memoir will live on, challenging fellow Christians to take a closer look at what the Scriptures teach about retaliation and nonviolence. Even though we share the same publisher, Readthe …
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By Bill Cain, SJ. PB, Orbis Books, 210 pp. As soon as I learned that the author of this new book was the creator of my favorite TV series of the 90s, NOTHING SACRED, I became eager to read this book. Also, I had just learned that he was the writer of the film reviewed …
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What a year for the movies, theaters, and the Oscar presentations! Thanks to the deadly pandemic, the year since the last Academy Awards presentation has turned out to be one of the most bizarre years in Oscar’s almost hundred-year-old history. If you are like me, you have been able to see about half of the …
Publisher: Faith in Public Life (2020); Paperback, 178 pages; ISBN: 9781735739205. As discerning leaders will see immediately, the subtitle of Jennifer Butler’s new book, could be categorized as a Liberation Theology book. For her, as for theologians who champion the rights of the excluded of all stripes, the Bible is a book of liberation. She is …
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