Media Mindfulness Blog

A film by the Knights of Columbus on Mother Teresa reaches new depths of her influence on the Church and the secular world. She is an intercessor for our time on what it means to love as Christ loves.

Sr. Orianne Pietra René reflects on the theme of waiting in "Dune" and how it can help us live the Season of Advent.

Duncan Idaho claims that "dreams make good stories, but everything important happens when we're awake." Sr. Allison Regina expounds on the similarities between "Dune's" concept of dreaming and Christianity's. Includes a prayer to Sleeping Saint Joseph.

Initially, I had a less-than-positive view of this film but the more I thought about it, the more I came to realize just how deep this film goes. Read on to see how time and reflection, and a conversation with director Stephen Chbosky, converted me to a fan of "Dear Evan Hansen."

Ideas of how a woman should be have changed throughout the years and this has been reflected in portrayals of women on screen. What hasn’t changed is what women are. The most timeless films are those which avoid dictating how women should be and succeed in touching on the truth of what women are. This is exactly what happens in the "Lord of the Rings" films. See how Arwen, Galadriel, Eowyn, and Rosie, can be inspirations for all women.

Sister Hosea gives us the inside scoop on co-hosting a Catholic TV show! The Daughters of St. Paul have a long-standing collaboration with Bishop Robert Reed and the Catholic television station he oversees from Watertown, MA, Catholic TV. Begun in 1955 as the Catholic Television Center of the Archdiocese of Boston, Catholic TV has continued to grow and flourish starting with the leadership of Cardinal Richard Cushing and continuing through Cardinal Sean O’Malley.

I love a good story. So, it should come as no surprise that I enjoy watching television and movies. At the same time, I watch these shows and films as a follower of Christ with a very specific and defined set of values and ideals that I strive to live by. I’m delighted when my values are reflected in what I see, whether on the big or small screen. The underlying ideas behind many of the television shows I watch is that the good guys will always win or the truth will always prevail. However, eve...