Media Mindfulness Blog

Today's documentary films are often accessible and compelling. If you have never been a fan of documentary films, here are three good reasons to give them a try.

The classic film about Archbishop Oscar Romero is re-mastered just in time for the canonization of this bishop who stood for the poor, even at the expense of his own life.

Chris Herlinger of Global Sisters Report interviews Sr Rose about her involvement with Hollywood and how current popular film can be a catalyst for theological reflection while helping to ask the questions about what it truly means to be human.

In the new hit comedy, 'God Friended Me,' Miles receives a friend request from God his life goes in unexpected directions. A professed-atheist podcaster, he struggles with finding his place in life and avoids his religious past in order to make a way for himself to change the world.

What if you could transform your relationship with the media world?

A new film to be release in early 2019 tells of the amazing true story of Abby Johnson, the Planned Parenthood clinic director who became a passionate pro-life advocate.

As a lover of reading since I was a small child, seeing a movie entitled, “The Bookshop” is a no-brainer for me. With a stellar cast, the film lead me to an unexpected inspiration.

This French film presents the Catholic Church's examination of a young woman's claim to an apparition of the Blessed Virgin Mary. A war-weary agnostic journalist is called on to assist. He discovers more about the young woman while finding grace within the ordinary.

Sr Jennifer shares her reflections on the depth of meaning she finds in this pop song by Jason Mraz.

A conversation with Sister Nancy Usselmann, FSP, Director of the Pauline Center for Media Studies, about her new book,  A Sacred Look: Becoming Cultural Mystics.