2009-07-15T01:49:53-06:00

Last updated on: July 15, 2009 at 1:49 am   By

<a href=”http://”>  I was reading Fr. Roderick Vonhogen’s post on Facebook (he is a Dutch priest who speaks and writes in American English and is very, very “with it” regarding technology, communication, culture and faith.) and he posted this link to the Catholic News Service article:  Vatican newspaper praises values in new Harry Potter film Fr. Roderick also says:  “check out and subscribe to SQPN’s popular podcast series ‘The Secrets of Harry Potter’, dedicated to highlighting the many Christian themes... Read more

2009-07-15T01:08:51-06:00

Last updated on: July 15, 2009 at 1:08 am   By

Here is the original Top Ten list from the National Catholic Register: Top Ten Priest Movie List I asked for titles of other films about priests; here are some of the titles sent in Diary of a Country Priest True Confessions Black Robe Boys Town Into Great Silence – monastic and only some are priests  but it is a way of life Mass Appeal The Third Miracle Molokai: The Story of Father Damien Romero (more than the Archbishop; the three other... Read more

2009-07-11T09:40:37-06:00

Last updated on: July 11, 2009 at 9:40 am   By

Blood, sweat and tears | National Catholic Reporter Shared via AddThis This is my new review of the film The Price of Sugar (2007) and to some extent Sugar Babies (2007) as well as links to two connected stories about the sugar industry and controversy/lawsuit over The Price of Sugar. Read more

2009-07-08T08:51:08-06:00

Last updated on: July 8, 2009 at 8:51 am   By

  Confused or frustrated by the media and culture? Looking for strategies to navigate popular culture in meaningful ways? Check out the NAMLE conference! The National Media Education Conference, now called the NAMLE Conference, is taking place August 1-4, 2009 in Dearborn, MI (Detroit). It is a wonderful, positive opportunity to explore media literacy education as well as learn new and reinforce best practices. Click here to go to the website Early Bird Registration ends in 3 days!     Read more

2009-07-08T05:32:18-06:00

Last updated on: July 8, 2009 at 5:32 am   By

Remembering Michael Jackson. May he rest in peace. Today’s “revivial, ceremony, concert” at the Staples Center in his memory Los Angeles is beautiful. I have never seen a funeral like it, and it seems totally consistent with Michael’s image and life. Here it is HEAL THE WORLD! This is it. Now I am crying. This song is a meditation and a challenge.  Heal the World In the light of Pope Benedict XVI’s new encyclical, Charity in Truth , the song... Read more

2009-07-08T05:05:35-06:00

Last updated on: July 8, 2009 at 5:05 am   By

  AMERICA magazine ran an excellent article on the American Catholic novelist Flannery O’Connor in their June 22, 2009 issue. Here is a link to it: Grace and Grotesque: Flannery O’Connor on the page and screen by Jon M. Sweeney. Sweeney quotes a Nigerian priest who is a writer as well: ““I’m fascinated” he said, “by her incredible understanding of the dynamics of sin and grace in the modern world. I find her work very sacramental and powerful. I’m happy,... Read more

2009-07-07T05:42:58-06:00

Last updated on: July 7, 2009 at 5:42 am   By

For those of you who are already registered for the Certificate in Media Literacy Program July 19 -25, be sure to visit Latest News! Media Literacy Certificate Program. Just posted a couple of exciting new additions to the faculty and curriculum! If  you haven’t yet registered, click here Media Literacy Certificate Program REGISTRATION FORM, scroll down, and copy and then paste the form into a Word document, print out and send today with the registration fee ($195.00) to the address on the... Read more

2009-07-07T01:09:03-06:00

Last updated on: July 7, 2009 at 1:09 am   By

An article in todays New York Times Magazine by Rob Walker ” Consumed – Remixed Messages ” is, to me, a perfect example of how the process of postmodernization functions. My take on this article is to ask: “Why do we moderns seem so random and un-tethered at times?”   Because we don’t know, remember, or think to ask: where did this slogan, image, and perspective come from? The definition of postmodernism postmodernism is as contested as the field it seeks to define. The Merriam-Webster dictionary has... Read more

2009-07-03T07:23:37-06:00

Last updated on: July 3, 2009 at 7:23 am   By

Just a memo to direct you to my interview with screenwriter Ryne Douglas Pearson about this film that is filled with themes that stretch from revelation and prophesy, reconciliation, faith, trust in God’s providence, and Creation: Knowing – Review and Interview with Ryne Douglas Pearson Read more

2009-07-02T09:17:36-06:00

Last updated on: July 2, 2009 at 9:17 am   By

Th great Oscar-winning actor Karl Maden died today. He is remembered for being a fine character actor.  Charles Gibson, the ABC news anchor, just quoted Malden as saying he was the only actor in Hollywood whose nose qualified him for handicapped parking. According the the IMDB, his last role was as a Catholic priest, Fr. Thomas Cavanaugh, former pastor to President Bartlett (Martin Sheen) in The West Wing episode #14, “Take this Sabbath Day” in 2000. He was called in by... Read more

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