Kate O'Hare

2 days ago | familytheater.org | Kate O'Hare |Kate OHare

In preparation for seeing Tom Cruise in 2023's Mission: Impossible -- Dead Reckoning, I fired up Paramount+ and watched all the previous MI films. And I noticed something interesting. There's a crazy number of Christian references, most of them overtly Catholic. (And now there's a new film, the last in the series, coming out May 23.

3 days ago | patheos.com | Kate O'Hare

What does college quarterback Shedeur Sanders’ precipitous fall in the NFL Draft have to do with your life, or journalism? More than you might think. We tend to put things in buckets. Sports here. News there. Life lessons, somewhere else. But that’s not the way it works. All involve people, and people are going to people, no matter where they are. And sometimes, an event happens that, viewed from the right perspective, can explain a lot about how life works.

1 week ago | familytheater.org | Kate O'Hare |Kate OHare

Youtube | May 6, 2025 | By Kate O'Hare Every morning, when I flick on my TV and fire up the Roku, my first stop is YouTube. Gotta check for news clips, fresh material from my subscriptions, and whatever the algorithm has dished up for me. I'll still watch the occasional YouTube video on my phone or laptop, but mostly, I watch on my TV. Come primetime, I'm back there more often than not, looking for documentaries, show-jumping competitions, NFL commentary, and long-form podcasts.

1 week ago | familytheater.org | Kate O'Hare |Kate OHare

In this month's faith & family media news: it's time for a real Conclave, and TV is there for it; The Chosen creator Dallas Jenkins offers updates (NEW INFO BELOW, AS OF 5/2/2025); and Sony's Affirm Films releases a new movie about a courageous Catholic. Leaving aside the fanciful film by the same name, we are looking at a real Conclave to choose the next pope, in the wake of the Easter Monday death of Pope Francis.

1 week ago | familytheater.org | Kate O'Hare |Vince Kuna

On April 21, 2025, Easter Monday, Pope Francis passed away at the Vatican at the age of 88, after making appearances during Easter celebrations the previous day. A leader whose 12-year pontificate was entirely within the social-media era and the 24/7 news cycle, Pope Francis -- never shy of talking to the press or being seen on camera -- was the most visible successor to Peter in the 21st Century.