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By Sr. Anne Lythgoe, O.P.
I came across a New York Times story about Catholic sisters today — it is well worth your time. I suggest you read it if you plan to see the new film: Novitiate. It might be a good inoculation against a sad, tedious and inaccurate depiction of religious life in the 1960s.
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“As of 2017, there are 65.6 million forcibly displaced people, 22.5 million refugees and 10 million stateless people roaming the face of the earth. Most refugees seek asylum in their immediate regions, which as it happens, tend to be low-or middle-income countries […]” Read article by Dominican Volunteer Viviana Garcia-Blanco
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Movie Review by Fr. Tom Condon, O.P.
Mudbound is the first film I’ve reviewed that is currently being streamed on Netflix. Even though it’s also being shown in some theaters around the country, most of the people who see it will watch it on various electronic devices.
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Movie Review by Fr. Tom Condon, O.P.
Anyone who went to a Catholic high school will recognize many scenes from the new movie Lady Bird. Lady Bird tells the story of Christine McPherson’s 2002-2003 senior year in Catholic girls’ high school in Sacramento. It’s in close proximity to a Catholic boys’ high school, so that the boys and girls go to Mass together, and participate in extra-curricular activities, such as a drama club. Christine, well played by Saoirse Ronan, announces at every opportunity that she no longer wants to be called the name her parents gave her. Instead, she wishes to be called Lady Bird, a name she gives herself. Most of her teachers, friends, and family members oblige.
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A web crossroads for the Order of Preachers
