Posts tagged Our Lady of Lourdes
‘The Miracle Club’ doesn’t take shortcuts on the path to forgiveness
‘The Miracle Club’ doesn’t take shortcuts on the path to forgiveness

(REVIEW) “The Miracle Club,” about four women from small-town Ireland who make the pilgrimage to Lourdes, is almost a miracle itself. It’s been in the works for nearly two decades and was filmed in only 21 days. Its screenplay is smart and engaging, exploring Christianity, family, confronting the past and womanhood.

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Film & TV, CatholicismJillian CheneyJillian Cheney, The Miracle Club, Catholic, Irish Catholics, Lourdes, Our Lady of Lourdes, miracles, Laura Linney, Kathy Bates, Maggie Smith, Bernadette, Thaddeus O’Sullivan Comment
‘The Mandalorian’ Third Season Begins With A Pilgrimage — And That’s Just The Beginning
‘The Mandalorian’ Third Season Begins With A Pilgrimage — And That’s Just The Beginning

(REVIEW) The first two seasons of the Star Wars spinoff show deal with Mandalorian Din Djarin’s strict beliefs that forbid him from removing his helmet in front of another being. Now that he’s removed his helmet, he’s been cut off from his people, and the only way he can find forgiveness is by visiting his destroyed homeworld.

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Arts & Culture, Entertainment, Analysis, Film & TVJillian CheneyJillian Cheney, The Mandalorian, Disney, Disney+, Star Wars, Jedi, Jedi religion, Judaism, mikvah, mikveh, ritual purity, Hindu, Hinduism, Lourdes, Our Lady of Lourdes, Catholicism, Primary Feature, arts, filmComment