Chris Pratt stars in a scene from the movie Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom. Photo: Universal Pictures/CNS. By Matthew Lau Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom (Universal Pictures), explores the dangers of “playing God” with life-forms. Dinosaurs are about to become extinct once again, as the abandoned Jurassic World theme park on the Costa Rican island Isla Nublar is in danger of an impe...

Keeping with the theme of faith and science, the recipe in this month’s issue involves the art of baking. Baking, simply put, is a science.

This is a scene from the animated movie Incredibles 2. Photo: Disney-Pixar/CNS. By Joseph McAleer The first family of superheroes return in Disney’s Incredibles 2, the highly anticipated sequel to a much-loved 2004 animated film. Alas, the passage of time (a truly incredible 14 years) has not been kind. Despite Brad Bird’s return as writer and director, Incredibles 2 lacks the spon...

Alden Ehrenreich plays Han Solo and Joonas Suotamo plays Chewbacca in a scene from the movie Solo: A Star Wars Story. Photo: Disney/CNS. By John Mulderig Before he grew up to be Harrison Ford, inter-galactic freebooter Han Solo was Alden Ehrenreich – or so at least the folks behind Solo: A Star Wars Story (Disney), the pleasing but insubstantial latest addition to the blockbuster franchis...

Beauty truly can come out of ashes as Ryan Reynolds reprises his starring role in Deadpool 2. Photo: Twentieth Century Fox/CNS. By Matt Lau & John Mulderig After the smash hit success of the original 2016 Deadpool movie, hopes are high for the sequel which again stars Ryan Reynolds as the wisecracking mercenary. Deadpool 2 (Fox), directed by David Leitch, delivers on its promise...

The Miracle of Love by Dr Margaret Ghosn, features key themes of healing wounds and warming hearts in this pastoral care guide. Image: Sourced. By Matthew Lau The Miracle of Love is a Coventry Press binding paperback authored by Margaret Ghosn, a Maronite Sister of the Holy Family. Dr Ghosn has published articles in various journals on subjects ranging from multi-culturalism in Australia, ...

This is the art for the movie Pope Francis: A Man of His Word. Photo: Focus/CNS. By John Mulderig Veteran filmmaker Wim Wenders respectfully profiles the current successor of St Peter in the well-crafted, sometimes moving documentary Pope Francis: A Man of His Word. Though Wenders also provides some narration, as his title suggests, he largely lets the pontiff speak for himself. ...

The book was released earlier this year by the late Brother Anthony Freeman LC, who passed away the night of Easter Sunday after serving at Mass celebrated by Pope Francis in St Peter’s Square. Photo: Supplied. By Josh Low Released in January this year, One Step Closer: 40 Doses of Motivation, Hacks, and Experiences to Share with Millennial Catholics is an inspiring and motivating book for ...

The Crucifixion of St Peter painted for the Cerasi Chapel of Santa Maria del Popolo in Rome by Italian-Baroque painter Caravaggio. Photo: Sourced. By Amanda Murthy Provocative, unsettling, creative yet controversial, Luna Palace Cinemas and Sharmill films presents a spectacular and rip-roaring tale, full of action, anguish and blood, as it pieces together the accurate historical recon...

Award-winning chief political reporter Latika Bourke tributes her untold adoption story to the parents who lovingly raised her as their own, in a country she calls home. Image: Sourced. By Amanda Murthy Lucky to be alive and well, award-winning chief political reporter Latika Bourke tributes her untold adoption story to the parents who lovingly raised her as their own, in a country she call...