God (as in the One God of the monotheistic religions) has been depicted in film since the earliest days of the cinema. From a deep throated, disembodied off-screen voices to full blown depictions of the Lord in all of his majesty, the Almighty as a character has shown up in movies dozens of times. If depictions of Jesus are included, than that number easily jumps into the … [Read more...]
Archives for March 2022
AMERICA’S GREEK ORTHODOX TRAIL
Eastern Orthodoxy was one of the last major Christian denominations to be established in the United States. Nevertheless it has a long and rich history that dates back to before the American Revolution. Although first introduced by Russian Orthodox immigrants in Alaska and the West Coast, it was by the Greek Orthodox immigrants to the East Coast that the Orthodox Church … [Read more...]
HISTORIC CATHEDRALS OF THE SOUTH
When one thinks of America’s most historic Catholic churches, most people think in terms of cities like Boston, New York and Chicago, where enormous Catholic communities boomed during the immigrations of the late 19th and early 20th century. However, it is neither the Northeast nor the Midwest, but rather the South, that is the true birthplace of the Roman Catholic Church in … [Read more...]
AMERICA’S CATHOLIC SAINT SHRINES
The select few Americans who have achieved the distinction of sainthood in the Roman Catholic Church were almost all missionaries and, with a few exceptions, virtually all of them were women. Five extraordinary women, all nuns, served the Church in the United States by creating and expanding religious orders, leaving a trail of schools, hospitals and missions in their wake. … [Read more...]
