Singers, Architects, Painters to Gather in Sistine Chapel with Pope

Last updated on: November 7, 2009 at 11:40 am By Sister Rose

On the 10th Anniversary of Pope John Paul II’s Letter to Artists, Pope Benedict is meeting with artists: Singers, Architects, Painters to Gather in Sistine Chapel Pianist Pope to Meet With Artists I look forward to reading what transpires! Read more

Bones TV Show last night: The Tough Man in the Tender Chicken

Last updated on: November 7, 2009 at 11:18 am By Sister Rose

Last night’s episode of Bones (Fox), though on the light side, packed a serious message. Here’s a recap from www.TV.com: “Remains of a chicken farmer are found on the bank of a nearby river, and Booth and Brennan are called in to investigate. The farmer, who was an animal right activist, was about to inherit a chicken factory and had many enemies with motive to kill him — leaving the team with a lot of murder suspects to sort through.”... Read more

Rare Austen letters cause excitement

Last updated on: November 6, 2009 at 9:23 am By Sister Rose

There are times when I wish I could be in New York – like to see this exhibition of Jane Austin’s letters and the handwritten manuscript Lady Susan. Article by Claire Prentice BBC News, New York A major Jane Austen exhibition, which has opened in New York, is creating a huge stir among fans and cultural commentators. Rare Austin Letters on Display in New York Read more

Popular TV does have values – media literacy workshop in Singapore

Last updated on: November 6, 2009 at 5:21 am By Sister Rose

Here are links to two articles about the media literacy workshops I gave in Singapore in October: Popular TV Does Have Values by Daniel Tay: The Catholic News Singapore and Catechists Learn to Use Media to Communicate to Students Read more

Best Movie Subway Map

Last updated on: November 4, 2009 at 9:30 am By Sister Rose

You have to take a look at the London subway movie map! If you go to the website you can enlarge it to see the films that are listed. Best Movie Subway Map Read more

This is It – moving and puzzling

Last updated on: November 4, 2009 at 7:31 am By Sister Rose

I saw “This is It” over the weekend; here are my reflections on a film that I found moving and puzzling: This is It film essay Read more

CSI Miami “Bad Seed” Episode October 20

Last updated on: November 3, 2009 at 10:23 am By Sister Rose

Did you catch the October 20th episode of CSI Miami? You can watch it online at Bad Seed CSI Miami After seeing the film “Food, Inc.” earlier this year, I found the plot of this film, about genetic messing with corn, a little challenging to follow from the science angle, but I liked it because it dealt with something consumers need to be aware of: agribusiness is messing with our food supply and we do not know the long-term consequences of... Read more

Storytelling for Life: Character Education in the Digital World

Last updated on: November 1, 2009 at 8:09 am By Sister Rose

Click here for an article I wrote for the September-October Today’s Catholic Teacher: Storytelling for Life: Character Education in the Digital World with a nod to Film Clips for Character Education Study guides are avaiable online and a new series of study guides integrating media literacy and faith formation will be posted soon. Read more

Lucky me! My journey home from Thailand (SIGNIS meeting)

Last updated on: October 31, 2009 at 10:46 am By Sister Rose

I arrived home from the SIGNIS World Congress last Saturday night and am just getting to the end of jetlag – I hope! It was a great meeting and a wonderful trip home. My reflection on the journey is on my NCReporter Blog: Lucky Me! Read more

President of SIGNIS questions church commitment to communications

Last updated on: October 20, 2009 at 10:11 am By Sister Rose

Here is my blog entry about SIGNIS first days: Catholic professional questions church commitment to communication Yesterday was a good day, too, and I hope to post something later today. Blessings! Read more