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Sister Hosea Rupprecht is a member of the Daughters of St. Paul, a religious community dedicated to evangelization with the media. She holds a Master of Theological Studies degree from the University of St. Michael’s College in Toronto and an MA in Media Literacy from Webster University in St. Louis.

Sr. Hosea is director of the East Coast office of the Pauline Center for Media Studies, based in Staten Island, NY, and speaks on media literacy and faith to catechists, parents, youth, and young adults. Together with Father Chip Hines, she is the co-host of Searchlight, a Catholic movie review show on Catholic TV. Sr. Hosea is the author of How to Watch Movies with Kids: A Values-Based Strategy, released by Pauline Books & Media.

For the past 15 years, she has facilitated various film dialogues for both children and adults, as well as given presentations on integrating culture, faith and media.

Oxford High School Students begin project called "13 Reasons Why Not"

Sr. Hosea Rupprecht
News, Media Smart Family, Media Mindfulness
5/9/2017 6:02:00 AM
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Some Michigan teens participate in a positive response to the popular Netflix show, "13 Reasons Why" about teen suicide.

Sister Rose Pacatte receives DeRose-Hinkhouse Award of Merit for TCM Series

Sr. Hosea Rupprecht
News, Media Mindfulness
4/13/2017 8:23:00 AM
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Every year, the interfaith Religious Communications Council presents the DeRose-Hinkhouse Awards to active members who demonstrate excellence in religious communications and public relations. This year, founding director of the Pauline Center for Media Studies, Sister Rose Pacatte, received the Award of Merit in the Broadcast/Cable TV Series category for her introductions and commentary provided for the Turner Classic Movies (TCM) Spotlight series, Condemned, aired in March of 2016. The series e...

Love Movies? Check Out Searchlight on Catholic TV

Sr. Hosea Rupprecht
Media Spirituality, News, Media Mindfulness
4/11/2017 12:43:00 PM
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Sister Hosea gives us the inside scoop on co-hosting a Catholic TV show! The Daughters of St. Paul have a long-standing collaboration with Bishop Robert Reed and the Catholic television station he oversees from Watertown, MA, Catholic TV. Begun in 1955 as the Catholic Television Center of the Archdiocese of Boston, Catholic TV has continued to grow and flourish starting with the leadership of Cardinal Richard Cushing and continuing through Cardinal Sean O’Malley.

"But TV makes it look so normal!" – Media Normalize Behavior

Sr. Hosea Rupprecht
Media Smart Family, Media Mindfulness
4/3/2017 7:51:00 AM
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I love a good story. So, it should come as no surprise that I enjoy watching television and movies. At the same time, I watch these shows and films as a follower of Christ with a very specific and defined set of values and ideals that I strive to live by. I’m delighted when my values are reflected in what I see, whether on the big or small screen. The underlying ideas behind many of the television shows I watch is that the good guys will always win or the truth will always prevail. However, eve...