(Editor’s note: This issue of the Herald features a third installment of “Ecsodus Vision,” a novella by Deacon Patrick Jones. The complete book is available in e-book format at https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07C7LJN15/.)

Simon looked at JJ, “Could you tell us what St. Martin Luther did to heal East and West and correct the errors of Rome?”

JJ nodded to Auggie. “You want to field this one?”

Auggie eagerly smiled at the opportunity to contribute. “Yes, please! Thank you, John Joseph.”

NEW YORK. The compact, stylish horror film “A Quiet Place” (PG-13, Paramount) might be a parable about resisting tyranny.

Taken strictly on its surface, it’s a story about how strong, trusting family ties can overcome any obstacle — especially if the members of the clan in question are as technically adept as TV’s MacGyver.

NEW YORK. Director Ava DuVernay’s youth-oriented fantasy film “A Wrinkle in Time” (PG, Disney) wants to blow your mind.

Whether it succeeds will largely depend on your reaction to the sight of a giant version of Oprah Winfrey who, as a celestial guide called Mrs. Which, dispenses New Age-style bromides while dressed in an outfit suitable for a Valkyrie and sporting a makeup job the late female impersonator Divine might have found a bit garish.

WASHINGTON. Every story has a message within. So does every movie — and every biblically based movie as well.

With the new movie “Paul, Apostle of Christ,” Eric Groth, one of the film’s executive producers, said, “It was real important to tell the story of God’s mercy.”

(Editor’s Note: Starting in this issue and continuing once a month for the next several months, the Herald will feature excerpts from “Ecsodus Vision,” a novella by Deacon Patrick Jones.  Below is Chapter 5 of the novella. To read Chapters 1-6 in their entirety, visit www.apubz.com/pubz/CCH/Ecsodus/index.html )

NEW YORK. The life of pop entertainment pioneer P.T. Barnum provides the subject matter for the big, brash musical “The Greatest Showman” (PG, Fox).

Ironically, the film arrived in theaters almost seven months to the day after the demise of the 19th-century impresario’s most lasting legacy, the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus.