Author: Jim Naughton

Bonhoeffer

There is a converation about pacifism going on on the thread about the South African film about a black, revoluionary Jesus. I thought an excerpt

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So’s your old man, 3

Gentle commentators of every opinion, In recent hours, our conversation has been heated, and largely unenlightening. I realize that rhetorical self-indulgence is not enumerated among

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NBC prez says…

From a Reuters story on Kevin Reilly, president of NBC who was speaking at the Television Critics Association Winter Press Tour in Pasadena, Calif. :

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What’s next?

First, a programming tease: if all goes well, we will have guest insta-bloggers for next Friday’s show. Our diocesan convention takes place next weekend, and

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No ratings reversal

According to Zap2it, an overnight ratings Web site, “Daniel” finished third in its time slot with a 4.1 rating and 7 share. I don’t know

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The rest of the show

The Alzheimers thing continues to be painfully poigniant. How do we like Daniel being firm and angry with Adam, his truant son? I thought the

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Jesus, again

I haven’t been offended by the characterization of Jesus as others have, but I did think the speechwriting encounter tonight was disappointing. We can argue

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