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Bono and the pope: an encore?
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deacon greg kandra
The celebrated rocker knows his way around the Vatican, and he’s no stranger to papal audiences (see the photo above.) And a report indicates may meet with John Paul’s successor later this year: Bono has been invited to meet with Pope Benedict XVI, along with more than 500 other artists and performers. This group will…
God bless us, everyone: Disney’s new take on Dickens
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deacon greg kandra
Those of us who loved Robert Zemeckis’ “The Polar Express” can now look forward to another shiny present under our Christmas tree, with his take on “A Christmas Carol,” featuring Jim Carrey as Scrooge. A first look, below.
A Jewish Catholic Shinto Greek wedding?
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deacon greg kandra
Weddings come in all shapes and sizes, but I don’t think any could be quite as unusual as this one, melding three different faiths. From the Los Angeles Times: We are on the Greek island of Spetses. It’s 30 hours before the wedding of Minos Matsas, a Greek-born, L.A.-based composer, and the Mexican-Japanese filmmaker Amira…
The creed to come: satire or prophecy?
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deacon greg kandra
I stumbled upon this the other day. It comes from the old BBC series “Not the Nine O’Clock News.” It’s hilarious — but probably not as funny today as it was nearly 30 years ago, when it first aired. Incredibly, it now looks eerily prophetic. Take a look at their take on the Apostles’ Creed…
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