Arts

Acclaimed tenor Andrea Bocelli says faith is believing in the power of good

By George P. Matysek Jr.

For one brief moment at the outset of the coronavirus pandemic, the hopes of the world seemed concentrated on a single man standing alone outside the massive Duomo di Milano in Italy. Andrea Bocelli, one of the most acclaimed tenors of his time, kept his arms at his sides and remained motionless as his powerful …

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4/24/24

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New film ‘Unsung Hero’ emphasizes the ‘power of family’

By Francesca Pollio Fenton

St. Teresa of Calcutta once said: “If you want to change the world, go home and love your family.” Her words appear at the end of the new movie “Unsung Hero,” which tells the true story of the Smallbone family, widely recognized in the music industry for brothers Luke and Joel Smallbone of the Grammy-award-winning …

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4/22/24

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Local author discusses Salesian spirituality

Special to the Catholic Herald

St. Francis de Sales Church in Kilmarnock hosted author Margaret Margeton April 10 to speak about what Catholics today can learn from the parish’s patron. Margeton, a longtime member of the St. Francis de Sales Association (also known as the Daughters of St. Francis de Sales), has written two books about the popular saint. Her …

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4/18/24

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Flannery O’Connor film shows ‘God can deliver his grace in any way’

By Francesca Pollio Fenton

A new film depicting the life of American writer Flannery O’Connor, whose work reflected her Catholic faith and frequently examined questions of faith, morality, and suffering, will be released in theaters May 3. The movie follows O’Connor as she struggles with a lupus diagnosis at age 24, the same disease that took her father’s life, …

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4/18/24

Reading Time 3 min