"The Son of God" movie review
By Tom Quiner [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WcIXCok9HPg] What a scene: Jesus prays in the garden of Gethsemane; Caiaphas prays in the temple to the same God; and Pontius Pilate and his wife...
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By Tom Quiner Good Christians have intensely personal relationships with Christ. My evangelical Christian friends talk about the necessity of establishing this personal relationship, this friendship,...
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By Tom Quiner [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Z2lNUzD6Co] Today’s gospel reading is about you. And me. If you were to create a list of the Bible’s best stories, the story of the Woman at the...
View ArticleMy top ten religious movies for Lent
By Tom Quiner I love movies that depict the power of faith. There is no one magic formula for a successful religious movie. Sometimes, it is an historical epic. Other times, it is a story of faith in...
View Article“I can see!”
The Gospel of John, Chapter Nine As Jesus passed by he saw a man blind from birth. He spat on the ground and made clay with the saliva, and smeared the clay on his eyes, and said to him, “Go wash in...
View Article“A caress of Jesus”
By Tom Quiner Today is Holy Thursday. The profound richness of the Last Supper comes alive in this, the beginning of the Easter Triduum. Tonight at Mass, we will wash each other’s feet as a prelude to...
View ArticleMy top ten religious movies for Lent
By Tom Quiner I love movies that depict the power of faith. There is no one magic formula for a successful religious movie. Sometimes, it is an historical epic. Other times, it is a story of faith in...
View ArticleTop ten religious movies for Lent
By Tom Quiner This is the season to experience quality movies. I love a good religious film. Sadly, there aren’t enough of them. Religious filmmakers often lack a deft touch and club you over the head...
View ArticleTop ten religious movies for Lent
By Tom Quiner Integrating God and faith into movies doesn’t always work. Sometimes, directors who are ardent believers try so hard to convey their fervor that the audience feels like they’ve been...
View ArticleTop ten religious movies for Lent
By Tom Quiner Integrating God and faith into movies doesn’t always work. Sometimes, directors who are ardent believers try so hard to convey their fervor that the audience feels like they’ve been...
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