Articles by Conor Gilliland
The Beaver
May 25, 2011 / 00:00 am“Everything’s going to be ok,” is a phrase you often hear in the midst of suffering. After a loved one dies, when a bone is broken, or in the middle of severe depression we obsessively look for the silver lining in situations – flailing attempts to mitigate the pain.
Priest
May 19, 2011 / 00:00 am“The Book of Eli,” “Firefly” (a TV series), and 2011's “Priest” all have something in common. They all portray a religious man who is an undercover ninja. However, only the latter fails to deliver an interesting or fair plot in a genre that practically writes itself.
Summer soccer camps put faith into action
May 14, 2011 / 06:03 amAn organization will integrate faith and sport through two high-level soccer camps this summer.
Thor
May 12, 2011 / 00:00 amKenneth Branagh has struck super-hero gold with his latest directing achievement – “Thor” – as he brings a touch of virtue and humor to the most entertaining comic-book-on-the-big-screen since “Iron Man.”
Rosary campaign offers prayers for World Youth Day participants
May 4, 2011 / 16:05 pmHoly Cross Family Ministries is promoting a three-month rosary campaign leading up to World Youth Day 2011 in Madrid, Spain.
Super
May 4, 2011 / 00:00 amWhat would really happen if someone tried to be a super-hero? James Gunn asks the question with his recent IFC release “Super” in a naïve, if not sickening, attempt at humor and novelty.
Abortion debate takes center stage at downtown Denver campus
Apr 26, 2011 / 11:25 amAmid graphic images and vitriolic jeers, the pro-life group Justice for All held an event on Denver’s Auraria Campus April 11 and 12 to promote fruitful dialogue about life-issues.
‘Of Gods and Men,’ a challenge and triumph of faith
Apr 13, 2011 / 00:00 amSomewhere between the parking lot and the beginning of this film, I was gently escorted from the world of speeding-tickets and insurance policies to a world where simplicity has the power to sustain a life of joy. Set in the Algerian Atlas Mountains in 1995, the film depicts eight Trappist monks living lives of prayer, service and peace. One is almost satisfied to settle into the substantive liturgical (even musical) lives of the monks for two hours when the threat of increasing violence from Muslim extremists invades their tranquil monastery.
Fraternas celebrate 20 years of 'fiat'
Apr 7, 2011 / 18:09 pmOn March 25 the Church celebrated the Solemnity of the Annunciation. But for one group of consecrated laywomen, the day had additional significance. The Marian Community of Reconciliation, or the “fraternas” as they are known, were also celebrating their 20th anniversary.