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Home: Core Subjects: Arts and Literature: LINKS_PAGE Core Subjects: Arts and Literature: LINKS_PAGEArticles:Morality in Hollywood: An Interview with Author Nicholas Sparks - Stan WilliamsJuly 9, 2002 marked another milestone in the much wished-for moral transformation of Hollywood. That is the date of the home video release of the popular family-friendly film, A Walk to Remember, based on the novel of the same name by Catholic author, Nicholas Sparks. Read more... More to Rome than Angels & Demons: A true story - Elizabeth LevDespite every attempt to stir controversy and fan fires of moral outrage, Ron Howard’s film adaptation of Dan Brown’s novel Angels and Demons enjoyed a peaceful world premiere May 4. Read more... Movie Review: The Return of the King - Steven D. GreydanusIt’s hard to overstate the soaring achievement of Peter Jackson and company in The Return of the King, the third and final chapter of their historic adaptation of The Lord of the Rings. Read more... Movie Review: We Were Soldiers - Barbara Nicolosi"We Were Soldiers" goes much farther than "Braveheart" in telling the story of a man of faith who lived a martyr’s life in the name of duty and honor. In terms of cultural impact, this character is very cool, very smart, with integrity to burn, and very Catholic. We haven’t seen the best we can be like this up on the screen since "A Man for All Seasons". Read more... Mozart Reconstructed - Robert ReillyThe question as to why he died so young is always superseded by: How could he have existed at all? How could you ask more of a miracle? Read more... Mr. Giuliani knows what he doesn't like - ROGER KIMBALLWe suffer today from a peculiar form of moral anaesthesia based on the delusion that by calling something "art" we thereby purchase for it a blanket exemption from moral criticism... Read more... Mulling over Nothing - Thomas S. HibbsProfessor of philosophy, Thomas Hibbs brings his expertise in Medieval thought and contemporary ethics to bear on questions of popular culture. Read more... Music and Liturgy - Pope Benedict XVIThe importance of music in biblical religion is shown very simply by the fact that the verb "to sing" (with related words such as "song", and so forth) is one of the most commonly used words in the Bible. It occurs 309 times in the Old Testament and thirty-six in the New. Read more... Music and Morality - William KilpatrickMusic can play a positive role in moral development by creating sensual attractions to goodness, or it can play a destructive role by setting children on a temperamental path that leads away from virtue. Read more... Music as a Christian Art - Frederick StockenTo say that music is the most Christian of the arts may seem a contentious statement. Yet what is often forgotten is that all the other art forms were highly developed before the Christian age. Music was the only exception. Read more... Pages: [<<] ... 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 ... [>>] Related Categories:Pages Updated On: 20-Nov-2009 - 09:48:49
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