Media Mindfulness Blog

Should Catholics be playing dark video games? Sr. Allison explores what can we learn from the way evil is presented in video games and the impact they might have on us.

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.

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.

The classic anime series Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood not only is an action-packed, compelling series, but it also speaks to an understanding of the human being as body and soul—a Theology of the Body connection!

Novice Sister Allison shares a few insights on helping your children become happier, healthier, and holier through the way they play video games.

When we live behind our screens what are they actually doing to us? This new film lays out the concerns and facts of what it means to live our daily experiences behind a screen.

In a time of quarantine, the stage performance makes a resurgence that creates a communal appreciation of this all-involving art form.

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.

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.

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.