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It’s time for the Catholic Culture staff’s annual roundup of our favorite books (and other media) of the past year.

Trying to make sense of the most dubious selection on the Vatican film list: Francesco (1989), starring Mickey Rourke as St. Francis and Helena Bonham-Carter as St. Clare. The film attempts to take its protagonist seriously as a saint, but Mickey Rourkes performance strips away most of what we know about Franciss delightful personality.

Updates to Catholic Cultures Liturgical Year section, including saints for the 2004 Roman Martyrology, formatting code, adding Station Churches, Ember Days.

A discussion of the new Amazon series, The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power, which is not so much offensive as bland.

Please say a prayer now, during the Sacred Triduum, or on Easter itself, for the success of CatholicCulture.org’s 2022 Easter Campaign.

Sitting politicians and candidates for office are increasingly embracing white supremacist and other extremist messaging, according to two new studies

As usual at this time of year, Catholic Cultures staff lists the books (and in some cases, other media as well) they enjoyed most in 2021.

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By Thomas V. Mirus ( bio - articles - email ) | Jan 08, 2021 Happy New Year! It’s time for the annual article in which members of the Catholic Culture staff look back on their reading in the past year and recommend the best, some published in 2020 and some not. Actually, this list is not confined to reading only. You’ll get book recommendations from Jeff Mirus, Phil Lawler and Mike Aquilina; book and film recommendations from James T. Majewski; and book, essay, podcas...