Media Mindfulness Blog

Fans of the Marvel Cinematic Universe have appreciated Loki from the very beginning. Loki’s character is well-written, intelligently crafted, and brilliantly acted, but that’s not the root of people’s soft spot for him.  At the end of the day, something in Loki speaks to us of ourselves.

After losing a loved-one during the Pandemic, Sr. Orianne shares how musicians are helping us to step out into a re-opening world that will never be the same again.

Messing up her music audition leaves Finley in a creative slump. Studying in Ireland for a semester helps her discover her talent within the wider experience of community. She discovers life, relationship, and hope.

The "Nun blogger" Sr Anne, gives her comments and reflections about the new streaming documentary on Pope Francis, employing the media mindfulness method to delve deeply into the filmmakers' perspective and points of view.

Have you ever felt comforted and carried by a song through a difficult time in your life in a far deeper way than might rationally make sense? It's quite possible that God is present in your playlist!

Every Lent I wonder what I will do to enter more profoundly into this penitential season and what would really alter my life dramatically toward Christ? I realize how life consuming is digital technology. It's appropriate, too, that National Day of Unplugging falls within Lent.

Novice Sister Orianne reflects on spiritual fatherhood through the lense of season 2 of The Mandalorian.

Sr Allison takes a look at the top 10 songs of her favorite music genre—rock! With a prayerful lens she taps into humanity's deepest longings and how music expresses those yearnings in profound ways.

2021 is the 20th anniversary of the 1st Harry Potter film, and Sr Orianne is putting the Sorting Hat on the Saints to help you find friends and guides from each Hogwarts House.

December 29th, 2020 marks the 25th anniversary of the Pauline Center for Media Studies. Rejoice with us and celebrate virtually this milestone in media literacy education within the context of faith formation. We call it MEDIA MINDFULNESS!