America magazine's October issue has an excellent review of Mad Men through the lens of Flannery O'Connor: Mad Men and the Shock of Recognition by Terrance W. Klein; The article begins: Flannery O’Connor explained the grotesquery of her characters and plot twists by saying that the subject of her fiction was “the action of grace in territory held largely by the devil.” She felt her characters and plots needed to be distorted to the point of the surreal to produce in the reader a … [Read more...]
Worst of the Worst of the Decade says Rotten Tomatoes
September 26, 2009 By Leave a Comment
Worst of the Worst says Rotten Tomatoes Ballistic: Ecks vs Sever took top dishonors on Rotten Tomatoes list. See if you agree witht Rotten Tomatoe's take on the worst 100 films. Of these I have seen about 12; and not all were as bad as all that , e.g. All about Steve (2009). OK, it was pretty bad but it had its moments. It could have been, and for the talent, time, and money, should have been, a much better movie. The reason I don't make up worst film lists is because sometimes … [Read more...]
“National Book Awards: Fiction” vote for the best
September 23, 2009 By 1 Comment
You can vote on one of the six notable American fiction writers: Flannery O'Connor John Cheever Ralph Ellison Eudora Welty William Faulkner National Book Foundation Fiction Award Poll (When I voted this morning, Flannery O'Connor has a substantial lead.) … [Read more...]
Discernment weekend: Come & See
September 22, 2009 By Leave a Comment
Come and See! Discernment Retreat with the Daughters of St. Paul FRIDAY, OCT. 30 - SUNDAY, NOV. 1, 2009 at the Daughters of St. Paul Convent 3908 Sepulveda Blvd. Culver City, CA 90230 The Daughters of St. Paul welcome single young women ages 18-30 for a weekend retreat at our convent to explore the life and charism of the Daughters of St. Paul. The weekend will consist of prayer with the sisters, conferences and other activities to help you understand the life and mission of … [Read more...]
Media Literacy Advanced Catechetical Specialization recognized at catechetical commissioning Sept. 13, Archdiocese of Los Angeles
September 20, 2009 By 4 Comments
Although only nine of the 56 catechists, youth and pastoral ministers who have received the Advanced Certificate in Media Literacy since we began the program in 2006 were able to attend the commissioning, it was a wonderful experience. Each received a certificate from Cardinal Mahony and here is our group just after. Actually, the entire ceremony was beyond beautiful. 2000 people were present at the bi-lingual (Spanish-English) evening prayer service, and 900 catechists received basic … [Read more...]
Media Literacy in Singapore
September 20, 2009 By Leave a Comment
I will have the honor of visiting our Sisters and Pauline Cooperators in Singapore before participating in the SIGNIS world congress in Chiang Mai, Thailand (www.signis.net) in October. Here is the publicity for Singapore - if you happen to be in the area! (Note: photo of me taken pre-Jenny Craig days :-) … [Read more...]
Our Media World: Teaching Kids K-8 about Faith and Media heads to the printer!
September 20, 2009 By Leave a Comment
Here is the cover, front and back! OUR MEDIA WORLD by Sr. Gretchen Hailer, RSHM and I, will be published by Pauline Books & Media www.pauline.org in January, 2010 (God-willing and nothing unforeseen arises). More information to follow! Along with our 2007 book MEDIA MINDFULNESS: EDUCATING TEENS ABOUT FAITH & MEDIA (St. Mary's Press, www.smp.org), with the publication of OUR MEDIA WORLD, teachers, catechists, parents, youth ministers, those engaged in pastoral ministry for parents, … [Read more...]
Sr. Rose’s Emmy Picks
September 19, 2009 By Leave a Comment
Sr. Rose's Emmy Picks 2009 This is coming a little late but click on the link to see my picks for the Emmy's with a shout out to The Humanitas Awards held yesterday at the Beverly Hills Hotel. It was a wonderful event to encourage and award the best in television and film writing that tells the human story with dignity and hope. … [Read more...]
Pope, artists rebuilding ‘alliance’ with church | National Catholic Reporter
September 17, 2009 By Leave a Comment
Pope, artists rebuilding 'alliance' with church | National Catholic Reporter Shared via AddThis … [Read more...]
“The Septermber Issue” : the real September issue (essay)
September 15, 2009 By Leave a Comment
Here's an essay/reflection on the film that I wrote for my blog on the National Catholic Reporter site. The religion angle is interesting, but I took a different tack. I never looked at my watch during the movie ... It is an interesting film. … [Read more...]
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