Praying with Marvel Movies Sr. Orianne Dyck Media Mindfulness, Media Smart Family, Media Spirituality, Theology of Pop Culture 10/1/2020 3:36:00 PM View Count 633 Everybody loves a good superhero movie. But have you ever thought to pray with them? Sr Orianne shares her love of Marvel movies and how she engages prayerfully with them discovering some profound truths of humanity and our common human experience. Read More
Do Dark Video Games Confront Evil or Make it Worse? Sr. Allison Gliot Media Mindfulness, Media Smart Family, Theology of Pop Culture 8/27/2020 10:28:00 AM View Count 934 Should Catholics be playing dark video games? Sr. Allison explores what can we learn from the way evil is presented in video games and the impact they might have on us. Read More
Hamilton, and the Journey to Surrender Sr. Orianne Dyck Media Mindfulness, Media Spirituality, Theology of Pop Culture, Theology of the Body in Media 8/5/2020 9:35:00 AM View Count 992 The musical stage play of "Hamilton" describes a man struggling with his own humanity—a tug between the spiritual and material world. Sr Orianne shares her reflections on how his journey is reflective of our own personal spiritual journeys. Read More
Latest Flannery O'Connor film a seamless, aesthetic portrait of writer's life Sr. Rose Pacatte Media Mindfulness, News, Media Spirituality 7/30/2020 2:53:00 PM View Count 799 Sr Rose offers her reflections on the new documentary about the life of famed Catholic writer, Flannery O'Connor. The film provides grace, depth, and insight into the frail Southern woman with a big soul to communicate. Read More
"Fullmetal Alchemist" and Being Human Sr. Orianne Dyck Media Mindfulness, News, Theology of Pop Culture, Theology of the Body in Media 7/29/2020 11:32:00 AM View Count 1308 The classic anime series Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood not only is an action-packed, compelling series, but it also speaks to an understanding of the human being as body and soul—a Theology of the Body connection! Read More
How to Make Video Games Good for Kids: 7 Tips for Catholic Parents Sr. Allison Gliot Media Mindfulness, Media Smart Family 6/10/2020 12:17:00 PM View Count 1092 Novice Sister Allison shares a few insights on helping your children become happier, healthier, and holier through the way they play video games. Read More
'Screened Out': Documentary focuses on social media's validation loop Sr. Rose Pacatte Media Mindfulness, Media Smart Family, News 5/26/2020 11:06:00 AM View Count 805 When we live behind our screens what are they actually doing to us? This new film lays out the concerns and facts of what it means to live our daily experiences behind a screen. Read More
The Stage Strikes Back – Why Quarantine Might Revitalize Live Performances Sr. Orianne Dyck Media Mindfulness, News 4/22/2020 3:09:00 PM View Count 774 In a time of quarantine, the stage performance makes a resurgence that creates a communal appreciation of this all-involving art form. Read More
Praying for Celebrities Sr. Nancy Usselmann Media Mindfulness, Media Smart Family, Media Spirituality 4/16/2020 12:39:00 PM View Count 967 Here is an activity that can be helpful to teach young people to question what they like about specific celebrities and why. It is a way of living a media spirituality in which they pray for a chosen celebrity a novena prayer of their creation. Read More
Media Saints: Living Mindfully in a Digital World Sr. Nancy Usselmann Media Mindfulness, Media Smart Family, Media Spirituality 4/16/2020 12:18:00 PM View Count 689 These are the slides of a presentation I did on Media Saints and how they can be our guides to grow to become more media mindful. Read More