You may have noticed I have not been posting to my blog recently. This is because I am on the road… on a wonderful journey of communication and communio in Singapore and Thailand. I spent 9 days in Singapore with our Sisters and the Association of Pauline Cooperators for several workshops on media literacy and faith formation and cinema and spirituality. Wonderful (though really, really hot and humid!). I am now in Chiang Mai, Thailand for the World Congress for... Read more
I will be flying over the Pacific to Singapore when the magic 100,000 is reached and I will be praying for all visitors and readers. Blessings and thanks for visiting! Sr Rose I started this blog about a year ago (when AOL closed down its Journal service) and it has received, as of this moment, just under 100,000 hits! thank you for your visits! Read more
The University of Dayton’s Virtual Learning Community for Faith Formation Home Page Click here to go directly to the VLC Course list; click on Introduction to media Literacy Check it out! Read more
There was a fascinating article in AMERICA a couple of weeks ago: The Bard of Rome: Shakespeare and the Catholic Question by Kathleen Doherty Fenty of Boston College. Fenty gives a historical account of the debate about Shakespeare’s religious affiliation and brings it up to date. But what I like about her piece (and would love to read more about this topic) is what she says about drama vis-a-vis sermons: “The theater seeks to entertain, preparing the heart and mind for... Read more
Sr. Rose’s October Reviews St. Anthony Messenger JULIE & JULIA DISTRICT 9 FUNNY PEOPLE DROP DEAD DIVA COUGAR TOWN and EASTWICK THE BOARD Time Traveler’s Wife (500) Days of Summer The Burning Plain Read more
My review is up at Capitalism: A Love Story explicit in Catholic themes Read more
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... Read more
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... Read more
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
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... Read more
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