Media Mindfulness Blog

Sr. Orianne explores a surprising and powerful connection between an iconic scene of "Your Name" and the reality of our own baptismal names.

In Episode One of "Obi-Wan Kenobi," the Empire tracks Jedi, Obi-Wan by following his good deeds. The Grand Inquisitor tells how best to detect an escaped Jedi: “compassion leaves a trail.” Oh, that we would leave such a trail.

When life seems to hit us with one hard knock after another, what do we do? Father Stuart Long offers us an example of how to transform suffering in Mark Wahlberg's newest film and passion project.

If you've never heard of Saint Nektarios of Aegina, you're not alone. A saint of the Eastern Orthodox Church, the story of Saint Nektarios is told in the new film "Man of God," in theaters one night only, March 28, 2022. A wonderful inspiration for the Lenten Season. Hope you can go!

A reflection on the 56th World Communications Day Message by Pope Francis, "Listening with the ear of the heart."

Shang-Chi is a story about family inheritance. Sr. Orianne explores the reality of inheriting both good and bad from those before us, and what it means to hold both in the light of our baptism.

Sr. Orianne Pietra René reflects on the theme of waiting in "Dune" and how it can help us live the Season of Advent.

Duncan Idaho claims that "dreams make good stories, but everything important happens when we're awake." Sr. Allison Regina expounds on the similarities between "Dune's" concept of dreaming and Christianity's. Includes a prayer to Sleeping Saint Joseph.

Ideas of how a woman should be have changed throughout the years and this has been reflected in portrayals of women on screen. What hasn’t changed is what women are. The most timeless films are those which avoid dictating how women should be and succeed in touching on the truth of what women are. This is exactly what happens in the "Lord of the Rings" films. See how Arwen, Galadriel, Eowyn, and Rosie, can be inspirations for all women.

All about the Clericus Cup, a unique soccer tournament between Rome's schools for seminarians. But it's also about what drives young men these days to embrace the call to the priesthood.