This YouTube video is the hottest since Susan Boyle. I used it in my media literacy education class to show how people can achieve justice through non-violence and art. Dave Carroll, whose guitar United broke, made this statement after United Air Lines reached out to him to rectify the situation (after 2 days and over 150,000 hits on YouTube, now over 3 million in about 3 weeks). Read more
Finding lessons for life in Harry Potter books by Deborah Netburn LATimes July 24, 2009 Read more
Although they did not mention me as one of The Hurt Locker’s first champions, here is an entry from Patrick Goldstein’s blog at the Los Angeles Times The Hurt Locker’s new champion. War is a drug. Read more
And, if you can believe it, I missed it. I double booked myself and had committed to giving a “Meeting Jesus at the Movies” presentation with Sr. Gretchen Hailer, RSHM, at St. Kilian’s Parish in Mission Viejo (which was so much fun; what a wonderful, welcoming parish. They have 68 different ministries going on …. this one was for a family faith formation program they have every summer Backyard Theology (including BBQ). Anyway, Mark came and chatted... Read more
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Our former locations in Manhattan included E. 43rd and Vanderbilt and then almost 20 years at 150 E. 52nd Street. As we all feel the pinch of these current economic times we have downsized in space but the new Center on W. 38th St. will continue to be a place of encounter with the Word that is Jesus through the media and our chapel where the Blessed Sacrament is reserved. Pauline Books & Media 64 West 38th St. (b/w 5th... Read more
Here is a link to an excellent article: 50 Awesome Ways to use SKYPE in the Classroom I have participated three times as a guest instructor in media literacy education for Dr. Stephanie Flores-Koulish at Loyola University, Baltimore via SKYPE (and my trusty MAC). It works! This week as we have our media literacy training course here at our Pauline Center for Media Studies in Culver City, and Dr. Flores-Koulish is teaching media literacy education to her students in Baltimore, we... Read more
Now that Ruby Gettinger has returned to the Style Network for Season 2 of her amazing life-changing story, I wanted to direct you to the interview I did with her last year. She is a lovely woman with a story of courage. Weight-loss is a challenge but it is possible. As a Jenny Craig-er myself who has fallen off the wagon but am now back on … 1.6 lbs off this week… the consultant reminded me: 6 sticks of butter gone! (When... Read more
A friend passed on this link: TV and Parables of Our Time from American Public Radio’s show “Speaking of Faith” The page that comes up is from Krista’s Journal where she reviews Diane Winston’s Book: Small Screen Big Picture: Television and Lived Religion. I have not yet read this book, but I enjoyed Krista’s journal. She says that looking at various shows in the way that Winston proposes led her ” to examine my own sense that these television... Read more
“Dead Simple” A Reflection for the Parish Bulletin by Barbara Murphy, Adult Faith Formation, St. Paul the Apostle Parish, Westwood (Los Angeles), CA 17th sunday of the Year John 6: 1-15 There’s a movie by Danny Boyle (“Slum Dog Millionaire” director) called “Millions”. It’s the story of a boy, Damien, who has visions of saints that assist him on his journey to be good. A bag of money falls from the sky one day and he sets out to help the... Read more
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