Media Mindfulness Blog

As we celebrate Women's History Month, I share my reflections on some recents and not-so-recent films that express the theme of this year's celebration: Visionary Women—Champions of Peace and Nonviolence.

Celebrating the Feast of the Chair of St Peter on social media: do we need a special “spam filter” for that? By guest contributor Sr. Anne Joan Flanagan, FSP.

Sr Helena applies St John Paul II's masterful Theology of the Body to a practical way of doing media literacy. It is all about how we see and understand the human body and consider its portrayals in popular media culture.

Based on the writings of their founder, Blessed James Alberione, the Daughters of St Paul have created the "Canticle of Praise for the Media in Today's World." This special prayer helps us to see the technological inventions for communication as gifts of God to be used wisely in order to uphold the dignity of every human person and to proclaim the truth, beauty, and goodness of God.

As we liturgically reflect on St Paul's conversion story, we can look to film for inspiration on how that practically happens in people's lives. A true conversion or metanoia is really about a "change of heart," a transformation that takes place at the core of one's humanity. See my list of 10 films that do this so well.

Manifest looks at the topic of faith and finding meaning in a world where, at times, there may not seem to be any meaning.

Chris Herlinger of Global Sisters Report interviews Sr Rose about her involvement with Hollywood and how current popular film can be a catalyst for theological reflection while helping to ask the questions about what it truly means to be human.

In the new hit comedy, 'God Friended Me,' Miles receives a friend request from God his life goes in unexpected directions. A professed-atheist podcaster, he struggles with finding his place in life and avoids his religious past in order to make a way for himself to change the world.

This French film presents the Catholic Church's examination of a young woman's claim to an apparition of the Blessed Virgin Mary. A war-weary agnostic journalist is called on to assist. He discovers more about the young woman while finding grace within the ordinary.

Sr Jennifer shares her reflections on the depth of meaning she finds in this pop song by Jason Mraz.