Media Mindfulness Blog

Sr Allison shares her love of video games and how the media mindfulness strategy can be applied to the gaming world.

In order to help families grow in media mindfulness, we created this pledge that they can work out together and post on the refrigerator door as a reminder of what they all will commit to together.

In the era of #BlackLivesMatter we need to consider our nation's past and how we live the call to love our neighbor right now. Hollywood is producing stories that reflect these issues and give us pause to reflect and think about how much has or has not changed since the Civil Rights Movement of the 60s.

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."

Heaton takes on the role of a 50 year-old woman embarking on a second career as a medical doctor. This sitcom showcases Heaton's brilliant comedic style while also promoting the value and gift of middle age.

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 offers an insightful article called, "Faith-Based Media Literacy Education, History" for the International Encyclopedia of Media Literacy.