The protagonist of “Porco Rosso” is a pig literally and metaphorically: He’s rude, cocksure and a notorious womanizer.

“The Godfather Part III” (1990) is the most explicitly Catholic entry in the series.

Despite his performative Catholicism, Michael Corleone puts more stock in the American vision of freedom than the Christian one.

The fact that audiences see the story as aspirational is more of a reflection on us as fallen people than the film itself.

“Sister Act” embodies the welcoming spirit of a church willing to go out into the street.

These are films that I find meaningful and believe resonate with our faith—particularly our call to love our L.G.B.T.Q. siblings and to uphold their human dignity.

What makes a family a family: that they look like the model, or the way that they love each other?

What do we do when we find ourselves, or someone we love, torn between convictions and relationships?

The characters in ‘20th Century Women’ find themselves torn between embracing the new and retreating into the familiar.

It would be an exaggeration to call “Juno” pro-life, but it is encouraging to see a popular film diverge from the familiar culture war battle lines.