The Saint Cecilia Rosary: A Prayer of Intercession for those in the Music Industry Sr. Allison Gliot Theology of Pop Culture, Media Spirituality, Media Mindfulness 11/20/2020 11:45:00 AM View Count 9143 Sr. Allison shares a simple and yet profound way to pray for the musicians who have most deeply touched our lives. Read More
Novena to Blessed James Alberione for Our Media World Sr. Nancy Usselmann Media Spirituality, Media Smart Family, Media Mindfulness 11/17/2020 12:20:00 PM View Count 3359 Blessed James Alberione is known as the "Media Apostle." These prayers are created as a novena prior to his feast day on November 26th leading us to ask his intercession for our popular media culture and for all those media professionals who create the stories of our culture today. Read More
What Remains of Edith Finch: A Haunting Meditation on Memento Mori Sr. Allison Gliot Theology of Pop Culture, Media Spirituality, Media Mindfulness 10/30/2020 5:40:00 AM View Count 2768 Novice Sr. Allison explores themes of death and eternal life in the video game "What Remains of Edith Finch." Read More
A Prayerful Dive into Studio Ghibli Films Daughters of St. Paul Media Spirituality, Media Mindfulness 10/20/2020 5:02:00 AM View Count 4609 Sr Allison and Sr Orianne delve into the classic anime films from Studio Ghibli and offer their top five favorites. Read More
Praying with Marvel Movies Sr. Orianne Dyck Theology of Pop Culture, Media Spirituality, Media Smart Family, Media Mindfulness 10/1/2020 4:36:00 PM View Count 2358 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
Hamilton, and the Journey to Surrender Sr. Orianne Dyck Theology of the Body in Media, Theology of Pop Culture, Media Spirituality, Media Mindfulness 8/5/2020 10:35:00 AM View Count 2479 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 Spirituality, News, Media Mindfulness 7/30/2020 3:53:00 PM View Count 2325 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
Praying for Celebrities Sr. Nancy Usselmann Media Spirituality, Media Smart Family, Media Mindfulness 4/16/2020 1:39:00 PM View Count 3451 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 Spirituality, Media Smart Family, Media Mindfulness 4/16/2020 1:18:00 PM View Count 1726 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
Litany of Media Saints for Media Mindfulness Sr. Nancy Usselmann Theology of Pop Culture, Media Spirituality, News, Media Smart Family, Media Mindfulness 4/15/2020 4:54:00 PM View Count 2192 This is a Litany of Saints who can help us grow in media mindfulness. As we develop our critical thinking skills with regard to our consuming and creating media messages, we also seek to grow in a media spirituality that helps us live our faith in a digital media culture. Read More