Praying for Celebrities Sr. Nancy Usselmann Media Spirituality, Media Smart Family, Media Mindfulness 4/16/2020 1:39:00 PM View Count 3924 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 1982 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 2711 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
A DIY edifying film festival for the social distanced and quarantined Sr. Rose Pacatte Media Spirituality, Media Smart Family, Media Mindfulness 3/18/2020 11:39:00 AM View Count 2214 During this international pandemic and the necessity of social distancing, we may find ourselves at home as family spending more time together. Sr. Rose suggests: Why not have your own edifying Film Festival? So, here are her suggestions. Read More
Should We Be Playing Violent Video Games? A Catholic Response Daughters of St. Paul News, Media Smart Family, Media Mindfulness 1/27/2020 8:10:00 PM View Count 17195 Sr Allison offers a Catholic perspective on violence and video games helping us to look more deeply in our own motivations as well as the motivations of the game creators. This media mindfulness stance helps us to be critical engagers of all our media experiences. Read More
Why We Should All Care About Video Games: Bringing Media Mindfulness to the World of Gaming Daughters of St. Paul News, Media Smart Family, Media Mindfulness 11/14/2019 5:38:00 PM View Count 3346 Sr Allison shares her love of video games and how the media mindfulness strategy can be applied to the gaming world. Read More
Catholic Family Media Mindfulness Pledge Sr. Nancy Usselmann Media Smart Family, Media Mindfulness 10/9/2019 12:42:00 PM View Count 2150 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. Read More
We are all God’s Children — Upcoming films about racism Sr. Nancy Usselmann News, Media Smart Family, Media Mindfulness 10/2/2019 6:12:00 PM View Count 2482 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. Read More
Patricia Heaton stars in the new CBS comedy Carol’s Second Act Sr. Nancy Usselmann News, Media Smart Family, Media Mindfulness 9/25/2019 8:33:00 PM View Count 4573 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. Read More
Catholic Social Teaching and The Lion King Sr. Nancy Usselmann Theology of Pop Culture, Media Spirituality, Media Smart Family, Media Mindfulness 8/6/2019 7:08:00 PM View Count 26807 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. Read More