Media Mindfulness Blog

Robert and Michelle King have had lots of discussions during their 32-year marriage about what it is that makes people do evil things. Their very different opinions but respect for each other is the genesis of their new show, "Evil."

When the Amazon forests are in imminent threat by fire, there is an all-pervasive more insidious danger to the balance of our entire eco-system with roots in commercial greed and oppression. This documentary film is a call to the human family to stand up and take action to save our planet.

Sr. Nancy's in Venice as a member of the SIGNIS Catholic Jury for the famed film festival. Here's a sneak preview of some of the films she's seeing. Be on the lookout for these movies in theaters soon.

Inherent in films of the popular culture are deeper truths about our lives and all of creation. By looking at The Lion King from the view of Catholic Social Teaching we discover how catechesis can incorporate popular cinema.

When films such as "Booksmart" "Eight Grade" and the upcoming "Good Boys" our young people need the tools to help them become more media mindful in the face of assaults on their dignity.

Sr Rose Pacatte attended the Cannes Film Festival and shares about Terrance Malick's new film "A Hidden Life," about the famed Franz Jägerstätter. A beautifully patient film that touches deeply on the purpose and meaning of our lives.

Horror films have the ability to engage human fears in their audiences. Do they carry an even deeper meaning? Sr. Rose Pacatte examined the relationship between horror films & Catholicism in the presentation of the Tom & Julie Condon Lecture Series on Tuesday, November 13.

A new film about the life of Mary Magdalene challenges past images of her as conflated with the sinful woman in Luke's Gospel and instead shows her to be the faithful, intelligent disciple of Jesus along with the Apostles.

When a boy falls through the ice in Lake St Louis, Missouri and remains brain dead for more than an hour, all hope for his survival seems lost, until his mother refuses to give up on him. Her fierce faith and trust in God proves that miracles do happen!

Sr Helena shares about Pope Saint John Paul's Theology of the Body #60-63 as he reflects on the ethos of the body in art and culture. She brings it to an understanding in the popular media culture.