Are the irises dead Have they lost their bloom? Are they shrunken and shriveled Are they gone so soon? Is their deep purple less And their curl no more? Have the irises drooped Taking color from my world? Or do they live In rich purple blues? Do they sand alert Catching spring’s early dew? First the bold crocus breaks Hard winter’s dirt Then the scented hyacinth With springtime flirts And my … [Read more...]
PARK CITY, Utah – On the day before she entered a Catholic boarding school in August 1967, as a 15-year-old who felt the call to be a nun, Rose Pacatte indulged in a final fling with the secular world. She went to the local drive-in to see “The Dirty Dozen.” While young Rose’s stirrings toward religious life had been inspired in part by films about nuns – “The Song of Bernadette,” “The Trouble with Angels” – she expected that her vows would mean … [Read more...]
Cinema Divina: Spiritual Development through Contemporary Film One of the most spiritually powerful essays I have ever read is “To Fall in Love with the World: Individualism and Self-Transcendence in American Life” by John M. Staudenmeier, S.J. (Institute of Jesuit Studies, May 1994). The author asks: “How can we respond to the call of faith and live committed to something other than our individual selves without an impossibly violent rejection of our culture?” In his cultural … [Read more...]
When I first heard of the Game Show Network's idea for a new game show, I wondered: How is it no one ever thought of it before? There is so much material in the scriptures that if the producers play it right, they could have many seasons. It could be a way to bring Christians together around the Word. On the set of Game Show Network's "The American Bible Challenge" with host Jeff Foxworthy. ((c) GSN)This hourlong show that tests Bible knowledge is hosted by comedian Jeff Foxworthy ("Are You … [Read more...]
Among the many themes that emerge or converge in the films of director, producer, writer Steven Spielberg are lonely children and war, specifically World War II. From the kids in “E.T”: the Extra-Terrestrial” (1982) to the Oscar-winning “Schindler’s List” (1993), a black and white film but viewers may remember the little Jewish girl in a red coat, waiting for transport to the Nazi death camps. And from “The Color Purple” (1985) for which he deserved an Oscar, to one of my … [Read more...]
Check out the film slate at The City of Angels Film Festival There will also be an alternative track Founder's Forays into Film Saturday, March 13 hosted by the City of Angels Film Festival co-founder, Scott D. Young. Theater 3, Directors Guild of America 1 pm FOR THE LOVE OF MOVIES Director, Gerald Peary Documentary on the (melo)dramatic story of film criticism "a fascinating look at the vibrant personalities who changed the way we look at film" Chris Gore Screening followed by … [Read more...]
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