Arts
Portrait of Moncton’s Archbishop as a fine artist
From the childlike sketches he drew in his bedroom while on timeout to his professionalized work on behalf of the French-language digital weekly newspaper Le Droit, art has remained a core passion for Archbishop of Moncton Guy Desrochers.
Faithful video game brings sainthood to Steam
Winnipeg Catholic Bisong Taiwo was plugged into the popular video game scene during his adolescence and young adulthood. Now, at the age of 35, and after four years of creative development, Taiwo’s aspiration to design his own game has finally been realized.
Conclave ‘makes a mockery of our faith’
A serious, even lugubrious, tone and a top-flight cast add heft to the ecclesiastical melodrama Conclave (Focus). Yet the film is fundamentally a power-struggle potboiler kept roiling by attention-grabbing plot developments — the last and most significant of which Catholic viewers will likely find uncomfortable at best, and which has already drawn the ire of some.
Northern homecoming for 'The One Called Jesus'
A longstanding art exhibit that portrays Jesus Christ and his journey throughout the Gospels has returned to the home of its creator with Northern Ontario housing the artwork's latest tour in Canada.
A timeless message for our time
A new coming-of-age film set in Second World War France is reviving timeless messages of kindness and bravery, ones that are always in vogue, especially in today's troubled world.
Play makes Notre Dame Cemetery come alive
Past memories of Ottawa's Notre Dame Cemetery have been brought back to life.
Iconography: from darkness to light
A unique retreat combining elements of art, religious history and prayer is making its way to Canada for the first time, giving Catholics in Halifax the opportunity to craft their own "windows to Heaven."
JON Festival aims for Christian revival
The JON Festival will return to Ottawa for a second time Sept. 22, bringing with it a wide range of Christian performers.
Course aims to direct us to God through music
A new course from Regis College’s Windows on Theology series is offering a look at how everyday music can become a platform to help people draw closer to God.
New Bible study accompanies latest season of popular series 'The Chosen'
The husband and wife team of Dallas and Amanda Jenkins, alongside Dr. Douglas S. Huffman, have released their fourth interactive Bible study coinciding with the newest season of The Chosen.
What's in a name? In God's case, trust
Canadian Christian author, speaker and Bible teacher Grace Fox has released her 14th book which examines the unique challenge of illustrating the various titles God takes throughout Scripture and explaining how they can help readers vanquish fear from their lives.
Christians' sounds to fill Toronto's downtown
Nathan Phillips Square will be alive with the sound of Christian music June 15.
Talking faith: Catholicism explained
Shaun McAfee’s latest book, All Things Catholic: A Guide from A to Z, presented the U.S.-based author with an ambitious writing test: could he produce a one-stop guidebook that effectively explains the Catholic Church teachings on 260 topics in under 250 pages?