I’m baaaaaaack. Alright, considering the treasure of nearly one hundred fifty contributors for CatholicMom.com, perhaps you didn’t even notice that I’ve been away since my last posting in January, Rosario Rodriguez – A Witness of the Greater Good. Though I remained with you every Wednesday as the administrator of CatholicMom …

You should know I’m an app cheapskate. In the two years I’ve owned my iPad, I’ve paid for a grand total of six apps. One was actually for my Macbook, two were for business purposes, one was a game purchased in a weak moment, and the other two were games …

Kids are not always realistic. They believe anything is possible—Santa Clause, the Tooth Fairy, and saving the world. Adults don’t believe in such things. So, it was a good thing for thousands of homeless children that Zach Bonner was just a gullible kid. In 2005, at only seven years of …

We got a chance to view the new movie Life of Pi. After seeing it, I was reeling with thoughts and impressions and questions. You would be, too. The primary conflicts regard religion and survival. The context of the primary content of the movie is a lifeboat, somewhere in the middle of the Pacific Ocean. …

Mary, the Mother of God, has been appearing daily to visionaries of Medjugorje, in the former Yugoslavia, since June 24, 1981. More than 45 million people have traveled to the little village of heaven on earth and discovered a true love of Jesus by means of repentance, conversion, miraculous healing …

This week, we’re happy to give your family the opportunity to win one of five copies of the DVD The Heart of Christmas. Here’s a summary of the movie: The Heart of Christmas tells the story of Austin and Julie Locke, who are devastated to learn that their young son, …

My husband and I recently attended the excellent new movie, Lincoln. We don’t often go out to movies, but went to see this particular film, in which Daniel Day Lewis masterfully depicts the character of Abraham Lincoln. Directed by Steven Spielberg (my husband likes to call him “Steven Shpeelberg” for …

We human beings become, in part, what our senses consume. Razor sharp discernment is needed to navigate through the spiritually noxious influences we consume through the mediums of movies, television, and music. With unholy images pounded into our minds, and unholy thoughts stirred into our senses and souls, many of …

The relics of the six Knights of Columbus priest martyrs of Mexico – canonized by Pope John Paul II in 2000 – will visit Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Planada, CA., for the Solemn Mass of Blessing and Dedication of the “Knights of Columbus, Mexican Martyrs Shrine” Saturday, November 17, 6:30pm, …

Restless Heart a Perfect Tool for the New Evangelization during the Year of Faith First-ever feature film on the life of St. Augustine of Hippo offers a stirring look at the life of one of the first Doctors of the Church – in his own words SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 11, 2012 – In Porta …

One of my favorite films in recent months was the wonderful movie October Baby. Today, I’m happy to share my recent interview with Theresa Preston in celebration of the release of October Baby: A Novel. Enjoy! Q: Theresa, thank you so much for your time. Would you kindly begin by introducing …

Claire Fisher, a Catholic Young Adult, made the 60-mile drive from her home in Kankakee, Ill., to Downers Grove, Ill., to attend an event with other young adults on Wednesday February 15, 2012—a mix of emotions. She decided to make the long trek because there had been no young adult …

Editor’s note: Today, I’m happy to share CatholicMom.com contributor Leticia Velasquez’s recent interview with talented actor Eduardo Verastegui. Enjoy! LMH Velasquez: Eduardo, when I interviewed you in 2009 in Connecticut, you mentioned wanting to do a film about the Cristeros. Tell me how you got involved in “For Greater Glory”. Verastegui:   It …

Today, we’re excited to give our readers the opportunity to win one of three copies of the DVD version of this summer’s critically acclaimed movie For Greater Glory. To enter, please leave a comment below by midnight Pacific time on Monday, September 24, 2012. Video Link FOR GREATER GLORY is available …

“UNFORGETTABLE” “PREPARE TO BE INSPIRED” “EXCELLENT” HollywoodJesus.com Crosswalk Christianity Today Coming to Video September 19th Seattle, Washington- Journey to Jamaa is an award winning film that chronicles the incredible journey of two orphaned children, Margaret and Derick, who are forced to walk through dangerous and life-threatening situations in order to find their …

OCTOBER BABY DVD Available Sept. 11 Hit Independent Film Topped $5.3 Million at Box Office; Love Story with a Message Touched Viewers, Sparked ControversyNASHVILLE – Aug. 29, 2012 – The surprise hit OCTOBER BABY—an independent film that topped $5.3 million at the box office, sparked debate in national media and touched audiences …

OCTOBER BABY – Read the Book! Novelization of surprising box-office hit in bookstores now NASHVILLE – Sept. 4, 2012 – One of 2012’s biggest box-office surprises has spawned a novel that delves even deeper into the story and characters that moved so many hearts in theaters with its powerful pro-life message. B&H …

  The Memory Keeper’s Daughter is a Lifetime Original Movie available on DVD. It is based on the best-selling novel by the same name by Kim Edwards. Starring Dermot Mulroney, Gretchen Mol, and Emily Watson, it offers a very positive portrayal of a girl with Down Syndrome.  In a world …

Many of you have probably seen the movie “For Greater Glory” starring Andy Garcia.  This is the 2012 major motion picture that recounted the true but largely forgotten story of Mexico’s fight for religious liberty, the Cristero War, that took place in the 1920′s after an atheist-Socialist dictator assumed power. …

For some people, the journey towards God begins through relationships with people. For Mitch Albom, a Detroit Free Press sportswriter who wandered far from his Jewish roots, he experienced God through two very different men; one a Jewish rabbi and the other an African American pastor of a poor, inner …