
On TV and in the movies, Jesus has been played by various nationalities, including Americans, Brits, and even a Swede (Max Von Sydow in The Greatest Story Ever Told), and there’s never been a religious litmus test for taking on
by Kate O'Hare7 Oct 2014, 6:55 AM PST0

National Geographic Channel has announced the cast for Killing Jesus, its third adaptation — after Killing Lincoln and Killing Kennedy — of a bestselling historical thriller by Fox News host Bill O’Reilly and historian Martin Dugard, and American actor Haaz Sleiman, who’s
by Kate O'Hare6 Oct 2014, 7:07 PM PST0

According to a study by real estate listing site Redfin, reported at real-estate blog Curbed LA, a middle-class household in Los Angeles can only afford 12 percent of available housing stock. But fear not–the wealthy who can afford the other
by Kate O'Hare6 Oct 2014, 6:50 AM PST0

WIRED has been around, in print and online form, since 1993. In Internet years, that’s about 110, and in terms of publishing survival, it’s nearly miraculous, so one supposes it’s learned a few things along the way. Now, the tech/culture publication wants
by Kate O'Hare5 Oct 2014, 3:15 PM PST0

Three beaches at Vandenberg Air Force Base, north of Lompoc in Santa Barbara County in Central California, have been closed in the wake of a great white shark attack on a surfer on Thursday, Oct. 2. The surfer, who sustained
by Kate O'Hare5 Oct 2014, 6:55 AM PST0

The clash between Islam and the Western world is as old as Islam itself, but perhaps as misunderstood as any great historical conflict. In what is sure to shed light on this timely topic, worldwide Catholic satellite network EWTN will
by Kate O'Hare4 Oct 2014, 11:37 AM PST0

“Like a lot of things in life,” said Al Capone (Robert DeNiro) in David Mamet’s script for The Untouchables, “we laugh because it’s funny, and we laugh because it’s true.” That explains the little waves of titters and giggles, and
by Kate O'Hare3 Oct 2014, 7:36 PM PST0

CBS premiered the drama Stalker, which focuses on an LAPD unit that deals with crimes such as stalking, on Wednesday, Oct. 1, on the heels of a stern warning from the Parents Television Council (PTC) about its opening sequence. The
by Kate O'Hare2 Oct 2014, 2:26 PM PST0

LOS ANGELES–Lots of folks ride horses in the Los Angeles area, but this past weekend, L.A. got a taste of high-level equine competition usually reserved for the East Coast. L.A. has world-class Thoroughbred racing, but Spruce Meadows in Calgary dominates the world
by Kate O'Hare30 Sep 2014, 6:05 AM PST0

You don’t have to be rich (or even own your own horse) to be a top show jumper, or come from a rich family, but it doesn’t hurt…financially, that is. Taking a fall from a horse hurts just as much, no
by Kate O'Hare30 Sep 2014, 5:04 AM PST0

For one last ceremony on Thursday, Sept. 25, the California sun poured through the glass walls of the Christ Cathedral, the building formerly known as the Crystal Cathedral, before the entire space is transformed from a glittering stage set for
by Kate O'Hare27 Sep 2014, 10:20 AM PST0

Even young sports fans know that Jackie Robinson became the first African-American to play in Major League Baseball in the modern era, when the Brooklyn Dodgers plugged him into the lineup on April 15, 1947. Blacks had been shut out of
by Kate O'Hare23 Sep 2014, 8:23 AM PST0

Adam Daniels, spokesman and organizer of the satanic black mass held on Sunday, September 21, in CitySpace, a small theater in the basement of the Civic Center in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, said he sold almost 90 tickets to his event. But according to local
by Kate O'Hare23 Sep 2014, 7:14 AM PST0

Brandon Marshall implored journalists in a dramatic press conference on Thursday to let the “process play itself out” and to “gather all the facts before…playing judge and jury” on embattled NFL players. The Chicago Bears wide receiver took the podium at
by Kate O'Hare19 Sep 2014, 6:19 AM PST0

While there are variations in Christian theology about the nature of Satan and demons, traditional Christian thought holds that these creatures are evil, the threat from them is real and should be taken seriously. Exactly what self-proclaimed “satanists” think about all this
by Kate O'Hare18 Sep 2014, 7:41 PM PST0

Back in May, on a party-line vote, Democrats on the California State Assembly Health Committee killed a bill that would have outlawed sex-selective abortions–abortions done because of the gender of the unborn child. In introducing the Prenatal Nondiscrimination Act, Assemblywoman Shannon
by Kate O'Hare18 Sep 2014, 3:30 AM PST0

On Tuesday, Sept. 15, Kimberly Guilfoyle of Fox News’ The Five picked the 2014 war documentary The Hornet’s Nest as her “One More Thing” at the end of the show, describing how it told the story of American troops on a dangerous mission in
by Kate O'Hare17 Sep 2014, 10:01 AM PST0

There may be a new gravitational center for Catholic thought on the very land tread by 1700s Spanish Franciscan missionary Father Junipero Serra, and a lawyer is at the heart of much of it. It’s indicative of the move in
by Kate O'Hare16 Sep 2014, 6:02 AM PST0

As President Obama launches a new campaign against the brutal ISIS militants in Iraq, he may not want to call it a war, but it sure looks like one. And he’s getting a lot of advice from former military commanders,
by Kate O'Hare14 Sep 2014, 10:22 AM PST0

Following the September 6 death of the widely praised 66-year-old Bishop Cirilo Flores, head of the San Diego Diocese, after a bout with cancer, a temporary administrator needed to be elected to maintain the status quo in the diocese for six to
by Kate O'Hare13 Sep 2014, 8:48 AM PST0

Catholic League President Bill Donahue–a frequent, high-volume television commentator on Church topics–appears to have taken the position that New York City’s St. Patrick’s Day Parade has virtually nothing to do with St. Patrick, being Irish, or being Catholic. But it
by Kate O'Hare12 Sep 2014, 7:51 AM PST0

As unrealistic as so-called reality shows can be, it’s easy to forget that real people participate on them. And, every now and then, something real happens–or, at least, one can hope it did. On Sunday, Fox premiered Utopia, a $50 million
by Kate O'Hare11 Sep 2014, 6:58 PM PST0

As regards St. Patrick’s Day, let’s be clear on a few things. First, St. Patrick is the Catholic patron saint of Ireland. He is not a saint shared by other Christian communities (like the Apostles, for example). If non-Catholic Irish or others
by Kate O'Hare10 Sep 2014, 11:53 PM PST0

Last Saturday night, FX’s Sons of Anarchy tossed a heaping handful of Tinseltown glitter over the gore, gunpowder, and mayhem to celebrate tonight’s premiere of the outlaw-biker drama’s seventh and final season (some spoilers ahead). A lane of Hollywood Boulevard was blocked off for red-carpet
by Kate O'Hare9 Sep 2014, 5:00 PM PST0

Bishop Cirilo Flores, shepherd for San Diego and Imperial Counties’ nearly one million Catholic faithful, passed away Saturday afternoon, Sept. 6, at the age of 66. Flores was born and raised in Corona, California, the third of six children of Armida, a high-school
by Kate O'Hare8 Sep 2014, 5:26 AM PST0