Cameron Bellm

Nov 8, 2024 | ncronline.org | Cameron Bellm |Michael Sean Winters |Valentine Benjamin

Actress Anna Kendrick, left, makes her directorial debut in the new Netflix film "Woman of the Hour," which tells the improbable but true story of a serial killer who appeared on a national dating show seeking his next victim in 1978. (Netflix/Leah Gallo) Earlier this year, a social media debate raged over a simple question posed to women: Would you rather be alone in the woods with a man or a bear? Many women chose the bear. And this made some men very angry. On "The Graham Norton Show" Oct.

Aug 22, 2024 | ncronline.org | John Dougherty |Mike Jordan Laskey |Cameron Bellm |Joseph Gibson

St. Ignatius of Loyola believed that the imagination was a powerful tool in our spiritual lives. So, imagine with me:A place where artists gather in community to connect and collaborate with one another. A supportive community where creatives are free to explore and take risks. A sacred space where they can pray together and rediscover the spiritual roots of their art.

Dec 5, 2023 | jesuits.org | Cameron Bellm

By Cameron BellmClark Griswold is going to have the perfect family Christmas. He’s decking all the halls, inviting all the relatives, and facing down the most festive of seasons with relentless optimism and determination that borders on deranged. Of course, absolutely everything goes wrong. This is the delight of “National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation,” my family’s favorite Christmas movie, the one we quote to each other all year long.

Nov 1, 2023 | ncronline.org | Michael Sean Winters |Joachim Pham |Cameron Bellm |Christine Valters Paintner

Christine Valters Paintner's newest book, The Love of Thousands: How Angels, Saints, and Ancestors Walk with Us toward Holiness, offers readers a road map for enriching their faith through engaging with those who came before us and those who dwell beyond us. Paintner spoke with NCR about the process of writing the book, building bridges beyond the veil and practicing resurrection. The following conversation has been edited for length and clarity.

Jun 14, 2023 | collegevilleinstitute.org | Cameron Bellm

I let raindrops fall freely on my skin,The sky’s gentle paint on the canvas of my face. Whenever possible, I catch a snowflake on my cheekAnd marvel at its melting like cream into coffee. I wait all winter for my favorite lotion, sunlight,Both serum and salve to every parched pore,And soon the singing of my scalp in the heatReminds me to add my long-abandoned sunscreen. In the shower I celebrate the soap bubblesThat glide across my arms, elegant ships on a calm sea.