Movie reviews and study guides for catechists and parents – and kids!

September 4, 2012 By Leave a Comment
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    Late last year I began doing video reviews and writing study guides for the catechetical publisher RCL/Benziger through the website Sister Rose Goes to the Movies. Click here for a brief introduction about why a nun is reviewing movies! Here is a list of the video reviews and guides that you can play in class or for groups; you can download the guides and make copies for reflection and conversation: The Dark Knight Rises How to Talk to Kids about the Aurora … [Read more...]

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Sister Rose’s blog reaches 500,000 hits today

June 21, 2012 By Leave a Comment

Since I moved my blog to Wordpress on October 5, 2008 I never dreamed of 500.000 hits or page views. In this day of YouTube videos getting a million hits in a day or an hour, this half million in three years eight months, an average of 300 hits a day with 2,900 in one day in 2010, does not seem like much in the virtual scheme of things. Yet it provides me with a motive of thanksgiving for the Internet and the gift of communication between God's people the world over and who knows? Maybe the … [Read more...]

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Catholic Comedy Night (The Laugh Factory in LA) July 11, 2012

June 13, 2012 By Leave a Comment

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Retreat for Women January 28 & March 3, 2012

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Hope&Joy Communication and Culture program begins!

October 4, 2011 By Leave a Comment

Hi everyone! I am so happy to be here in South Africa again, to be part of a two-year program to prepare for the 50th anniversary of the beginning of the Second Vatican Council. I will only be here for a month, however! Please visit my blog at the National Catholic Reporter for updates.   … [Read more...]

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Religious Education Congress 2011: A vibrant human mosaic

March 27, 2011 By Leave a Comment

The labyrinth   ANAHEIM, CALIF. -- Ask anyone who participated in the Religious Education Congress March 17-20 how they would describe the event in terms of art, and they will tell you: It’s the people. Ask author/speaker Jesuit Fr. James Martin and he will tell you that the congress -- not Disneyland across the street -- is the happiest place on earth. Charity Sr. Edith Prendergast, who heads the Los Angeles archdiocese’s Office for Religious Education, told me that she loves the … [Read more...]

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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...]

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Zero Gravity & God’s Call: Sister Rose’s 42nd anniversary as a Daughter of St. Paul today!

August 6, 2009 By 5 Comments

   Yes, 42 years ago, on August 5th, a Saturday and the feast of Our Lady of the Snows (now called the commemoration of St. Mary Major), I flew from San Diego via American Airlines to JFK, stayed in the terminal for a few hours because of a thunderstorm (had supper with my Uncle Richard who my mom alerted) and then onto Boston. We (Sr. Mary Thecla and another aspirant) arrived very late. If you can believe it, Mother Paula and two other sisters met us on the tarmac (before the days of … [Read more...]

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See you at the NCEA April 14-16

April 11, 2009 By Leave a Comment

Here's a good idea! If you will be attending the National Catholic Education Association conference this week at the convention center in Anaheim, first visit the booth of the Daughters of St. Paul/Pauline Books & Media (booth #634) where I will be signing books (as will Sr. Armanda Santos who has a beautiful new book out on st. Paul and Art). You may also want to attend one of my workshops: Tuesday, April 14 Cinema Divina: shared Praxis and Prayer - Room 304 1:30pm Navigating Our Media … [Read more...]

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