Tim Funk

I'm what Time magazine used to call - in the 1930s and '40s - a "cinemaddict." I also answer to "movie buff," "film fan" and "art house regular."

Faith & Values

Faith & Values

Rev. James Martin, a Catholic priest who has offered a religious perspective on pop culture in recent years, will be in town Sept. 30-Oct. 2 to speak at three Catholic parishes.

Welcome to a special edition of Meet the New Clergy in Town. This week, I'll give our questionnaire to two new rabbis in Charlotte.

I have news about Billy Graham, author. The Charlotte-born evangelist will turn 93 Nov. 7. And a few weeks before that - Oct. 18, to be exact - the Thomas Nelson publishing house will release Graham's first new book in five years.

"Charlotte aims at perfection / There's a church at every intersection."

June is here. And if you're Catholic or United Methodist, that means your bishop has - or soon will - make clergy appointments.

Since it started in 2007, "Friday Friends" has brought together 1,000-plus Charlotteans of different religions, races and cultures.

The chapel at Calvary Church was only about half full Tuesday night when producers of “Billy: The Early Years” hosted a sneak preview of their movie – due in theaters Oct. 10 – about Charlotte-born