Comments for New Catholic Books & Media

Comment on Bakhita: From Slave to Saint (2011) by BEM

BEM — Wed, 15 Feb 2012 20:19:30 +0000

My wife and I were thoroughly enjoying this movie until we looked up her story and found out that most of the movie was NOT TRUE! How disappointing!! Did it ever occur to the makers of the movie that most people watch these movies to learn about the life of a saint, and they take what the movie portrays as mostly accurate. Well, this movie is so far from the truth, it does not even deserve to be watched even once, no matter how well it was made. If you are going to watch it, then view it as a fiction movie only and nothing more.

ERRORS: A few examples out of so many: The father in real life was kind, holy, honorable and loving. In the movie, he is the meanest man around, treacherous and has a flaring temper. He attempts to break down the doors of the church, to assault the priest, rape Bakhita herself, and much more. It’s an outright atrocity to change the character and integrity of people in the movie, real life circumstances and events. Also, the daughter was “so sick” in the movie that she couldn’t get out of bed and couldn’t go to Africa. Completely fabricated – she did go to Africa and wasn’t sick. Bakhita was converted not in a Church by a priest when she was hiding from the movie-made tyrant of a father, but rather when she was in a convent with some nuns because of the father. There are so many more, but you get the point. The second star was only because the movie was pretty well made – visual-wise.

Comment on Dion’s light memoir acknowledges rehab and rediscovery of Catholic faith by John

John — Fri, 26 Aug 2011 11:29:24 +0000

Don’t believe all that you read!!!!

Comment on Subscriptions by royvincent husain

royvincent husain — Mon, 18 Jul 2011 08:45:09 +0000

its beautiful and wonderful work of proclaiming the word of God.

Comment on The Calling (2010) by Thomas

Thomas — Mon, 13 Jun 2011 16:17:31 +0000

This film has received four awards for Best Documentary…and has a wonderful educational package. Check it out at http://www.thecallingdocumentary.com

Comment on Book says late pope kept sense of fun in final years by Cate Jones

Cate Jones — Mon, 30 May 2011 10:44:27 +0000

Hi,

I’m just reading this book, and i think it’s interesting topic.
Everyday life John Paul II. I can really recommend this book because is quite interesting information about person who change so many life.

Comment on Book says late pope kept sense of fun in final years by Sara Migers

Sara Migers — Mon, 30 May 2011 10:35:45 +0000

It is a great and unique book, which allows readers to explore unknown fact about the normal, everyday life of Pope John Paul II.

I highly recommend it!

Comment on Catholic Book Publishing Corporation Celebrates 100th Anniversary by Christopher Fenoglio

Christopher Fenoglio — Fri, 06 May 2011 15:31:21 +0000

Thanks Gerald. Yes, the phrase “mandated by Vatican II” is incorrect. A more general phrase like “allowed by Vatican II” would have been more accurate. Thanks for your information and kind words for our publication. If your church, library, men’s or women’s groups need more copies, please let us know.

Comment on Catholic Book Publishing Corporation Celebrates 100th Anniversary by Gerald Monroe

Gerald Monroe — Fri, 06 May 2011 12:34:27 +0000

Thank you for your wonderful Summer 2011 edition of New Catholic Books & Media which I just picked up at my local Cathedral. On the whole it is an impressive accomplishment which you can be proud of. I was struck, however, by a misstatement in the front-page story about the 100th anniversary of the Catholic Book Publishing Corp. The misstatement, which arose in the context of a discussion of that company’s well-regarded Missals for the laity, was that the change to vernacular English was “mandated by Vatican II.” The Second Vatican Council mandated no such thing. In fact, the Council fathers carefully tried their best to guard against that error when, in ¶36(1) of Sacrosanctum Concilium, before authorizing limited use of the vernacular in the Mass, they stated: “Particular law remaining in force, the use of the Latin language is to be preserved in the Latin rites.” The article didn’t touch upon it, but regarding the tradition of Gregorian chant, the Latin language’s venerable cousin, the Council fathers wrote even more deeply from the heart, saying in SC ¶116 that “it should be given pride of place in liturgical services.” It too was inexplicably suppressed, but is now beginning to enjoy a comeback.

The “hermeneutic of rupture” that has been so well described by Pope Benedict XVI extended beyond ecclesiology and theology and into the Church’s liturgical life as well. The Council may have been the occasion for the abandonment of liturgical Latin, and it is certainly relied upon for cover by those who pulled it off, but quite demonstrably the Council was not the authentic inspiration for that move, let alone the “mandate,” except perhaps in the imaginations of a dwindling few.

Other than that minor point I genuinely enjoyed the current issue and look forward to more in the future.

Gerald Monroe
Cleveland, Ohio

Comment on The Nun: The Story of a Carmelite Vocation (2010) by andrew klein

andrew klein — Mon, 28 Mar 2011 02:18:54 +0000

Is the answer from Marta or another kind person?I will write the convent .in Sweden.I’m sure I will get some response?

Comment on The Nun: The Story of a Carmelite Vocation (2010) by andrew klein

andrew klein — Sun, 27 Mar 2011 20:33:41 +0000

Thank you for the advice.I read that they have a writing table in each room so it sounds that I would receive some answer by the mail.Do you think it would be insulting to send a few dollars to to pay for return postage fron Sweden since the nums have no income.?
I would email but first the email address does not work and second do to the life stye they don’t use computers.