Theater Latté Da's production of ALL IS CALM: THE CHRISTMAS TRUCE OF 1914 was filmed a year after the successful stage production at the Sheen for broadcast on PBS. A link to the play is now available for streaming. Please enjoy this timely play about an unforgettable Christmas wartime story. https://www.thirteen.org/programs/all-is-calm-the-christmas-truce-of-1914
In honor of the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. - more relevant today than ever before - the National Review is hosting a talk with Louis Brown. Click here to sign up to join the webinar with Kathryn Jean Lopez and Louis Brown on Martin Luther King Jr. Day on January 18 at ... Read more
Believe it or not, this question is at the heart of so much that ails us. Our law and public policy can be hostile to the human person. O. Carter Snead wants to fix that. In What It Means to Be Human: The Case for the Body in Public Bioethics, Snead rallies us to a ... Read more
The Sheen Center, in partnership with the Office of Black Ministry of the Archdiocese, will kick off programming in honor of Black History Month with a panel discussion on the Church’s complicated history regarding matters of racial justice as highlighted in the documentary “Facing an Uncomfortable Truth” produced by Mr. Steve Crump.Panelists (below) will discuss ... Read more
The Sheen Center will host a free preview screening of Bobbi Jo: Under the Influence. RSVP to the Eventbrite here to receive an email with a link to screen the film from the comfort of your own home between 6:00 p.m. and midnight on Wednesday, February 10th.Bobbi Jo: Under the Influence is a powerful, inspiring film ... Read more
The Sheen Center for Thought & Culture is proud to co-sponsor the 2021 New York Encounter, an annual three-day cultural event coming to you live this year from the heart of New York City, offering opportunities for education, dialogue, and friendship. This year's theme is "When Reality Hits" and events will focus on topics that ... Read more
On Wednesday, February 10, 2021 The Sheen Center hosted an exclusive preview screening of the documentary Bobbi Jo: Under the Influence, a powerful film about recovery, redemption, and the transformation of an entire neighborhood. Bobbi Jo Reed is a hero and a mother to the broken, forgotten, and abused young people living on the streets. One by one, Bobbi ... Read more
The Sheen Center for Thought & Culture is proud to co-sponsor the 2021 New York Encounter, an annual three-day cultural event coming to you live this year from the heart of New York City, offering opportunities for education, dialogue, and friendship. This year's theme is "When Reality Hits" and events will focus on topics that ... Read more
The Sheen Center for Thought & Culture is proud to co-sponsor the 2021 New York Encounter, an annual three-day cultural event coming to you live this year from the heart of New York City, offering opportunities for education, dialogue, and friendship. This year's theme is "When Reality Hits" and events will focus on topics that ... Read more
Born a free woman of African-Haitian and Native-American parents in 1844 and orphaned at an early age, Edmonia Lewis overcame the prejudices and racism of her day to become the first American sculptor of color to achieve international fame. Finding creative harbor in the Rome of Pope Pius IX, where she converted to Catholicism, Edmonia was ... Read more
Since first appearing on the pages of All Star Comics in 1941, Wonder Woman has become a pop-culture icon, with the Amazonian princess holding her own against the likes of Superman and Batman and headlining her own 1970s television series and now a hugely successful film franchise. But beyond her famous golden lasso and bullet-deflecting bracelets, Wonder ... Read more
We’ve lived a difficult year and in his new book, I Am with You: Lessons of Hope and Courage in Times of Crisis, New York’s Cardinal Timothy Dolan invites us to see where God has been in the pandemic year we’ve lived together, from one March to another. It’s a help to see how in the ... Read more
The Sheen Center for Thought & Culture in association with Docs/ology Films, the presenting partner of the "8beats" anthology -- a series of 8 shorts by Catholic filmmakers inspired by the Beatitudes -- will host a roundtable on Wednesday, March 3 featuring filmmakers and talent, moderated by David DiCerto, Interim Executive Director of The Sheen Center. ... Read more
As the most sacred time of year for Catholics and non-Catholic Christians all over the world approaches, The Sheen Center presents a virtual music series to accompany you on this faith journey. Produced by former Sheen artist in residence Marie Scholz, the series was conceived to move audiences away from the fear wrought by the ... Read more
The Sheen Center for Thought & Culture in partnership with Open Window Theatre bring to audiences a virtual stage production of Jeremy Stanbary’s LOLEK, a story of resilience and hope based on the life of young Karol Wojtyla, the man better known to the world as Pope John Paul II. The play captures a defining chapter in the life of this twentieth-century ... Read more
The Office of Black Ministry of the Archdiocese of New York (“OBM”), The Sheen Center for Thought and Culture, and the OBM/Divine 9 Leadership Committee, which is comprised of Catholic members of the 9 historic Black Greek letter fraternities and sororities, will host a timely discussion titled Black Lives Matter: Question or Statement? tomorrow, Friday, April 23 ... Read more
A Conversation with Composer Kevin Allen Classical music is often misperceived as a dusty or intimidating art form, reserved for experts or aficionados. Renowned composer, Kevin Allen begs to differ. Join us for an engaging masterclass with Mr. Allen, founding director of the Collins Consort, American Composer’s Project, and Schola Immaculata, that will unlock a deeper appreciation for and understanding of ... Read more
David DiCerto sat down with Bob Berney, CEO of Picturehouse, the North American distributor of the feature film FATIMA, to discuss the film and its exclusive theatrical release this week. The much-anticipated film FATIMA, which tells the inspirational story of the events leading up to the astonishing Miracle of Fatima in Portugal in 1917 is being ... Read more
“Those who are faithful to God will in turn have his faithfulness at life’s ending, no matter how extreme the test.” In Things Worth Dying For: Thoughts on a Life Worth Living, Archbishop Charles J. Chaput focuses the mind on why our lives matter. It’s wisdom from a life lived serving the Church, looking out on ... Read more
Last December, Pope Francis announced 2021 would be a year dedicated to St. Joseph, because we need him. We need his example and intercession for restoring a reverence for the nobility and necessity of fatherhood and for learning again how to live in family and community. Join us for a conversation with Mike Aquilina, author of ... Read more
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