Saint Catherine of Siena, Saint for Our Times

At first glance, Saint Catherine of Siena seems completely unrelatable. Being called to extreme asceticism as a very young girl, seeing visions of Jesus and the Saints, and counseling or rebuking Popes are not things that most of us will ever experience. She is extraordinary; not to mention distant and medieval. And yet, she is […]

Recognizing the Risen Christ through the Scriptures

Acts 2:14, 22-33; 1Pet 1:17-21; Lk 24:13-35 The late Pope Benedict XVI once reminded us of the dialogical nature of Christian prayer with the scriptures in these words: “Remember that prayer should accompany the reading of the Sacred Scripture, so that God and man may walk together; for we speak to Him when we pray; we hear […]

The Man Who Played a ‘Nefarious’ Demon

Today’s Vortex has Michael sitting down with award-winning actor Sean Patrick Flanery, the star of the new psychological thriller Nefarious, to talk about what it was like for him to play a demon.