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REEL FAITH EXTRA – “Culture Changing Cinema – Superman”
Fr. John P. Cush discusses films that have had a profound effect on pop culture. In this installment he discusses the comic book movie that started them all…SUPERMAN, starring Christopher Reeve!
Marble-Jam Kids
Anna Villa-Bager, Founder and President of Marble-Jam Kids, meets up with Joumana Kidd to talk about her groundbreaking organization that uses the arts to bring nurture to autistic children. Anna expresses her difficulty in finding an extracurricular program that would except her autistic daughter and why she took action and stared her own organization. Also, Co-Founder Sarah E. Melone also joins to discuss alternative therapies that aid autistic children in their expression and learning, especially within the creative arts.
Interreligious Dialogue on Francis’s U.S. Agenda
Currents correspondent Tim Harfmann speaks with Brooklyn Auxiliary Bishop James Massa, who is assisting with a meeting Pope Francis will have in New York with representatives of other faiths.
St. Luke’s
In this episode, host Anthony Mangano heads up the East River to Whitestone, Queens, NY to visit St. Luke’s Catholic Church. Built in 1898, its distinctive architecture matches its remarkable history. The church also features unique artifacts from the New York World’s Fair and special relics of a recent and popular saint. Several famous movie actors once lived in the surrounding neighborhood where the world’s longest suspension bridge was built in 1939, and a New York Met once played in St. Luke’s Little League.
Pilgrimage is Personal for Diocesan Rep
Vincent LeVien, the Director of External Affairs for DeSales Media Group, is participating in a pilgrimage to the Holy Land. Currents correspondent Tim Harfmann spoke Vincent about the reason and inspiration for the journey.
Note: DeSales Media Group is the parent company of NET TV.
Big Cities: Catholic or None
According to new research, Catholics and the religiously unaffiliated dominate 15 of the major metropolitan areas in the United States. Konrad Aderer spoke with Daniel Cox, the Director of Research for the Public Religion Research Institute, who conducted the study.
Black Catholics Will Be Part of World Meeting of Families
Black Catholics in the Archdiocese of Philadelphia plan to participate in the World Meeting of Families. Currents anchor Liz Faublas spoke with Deacon Bill Bradley, who is the Director of the Office of Black Catholics for the Philadelphia Archdiocese.
Steubenville Comes to NYC
Currents correspondent Tim Harfmann reports from a popular Catholic event that, for the first time, was held in New York City, in the Diocese of Brooklyn.
Busted School Windows Worries Bath Beach Parish
The Parish of St. Finbar in Bath Beach is worried after windows on a school there were broken and a trespasser entered the school. Currents correspondent Konrad Aderer reports from the scene.