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The anime industry within Japan has long been a powerhouse. Now, anime is booming in international popularity. Currently, the...
Thoughtful movie evaluations examine each film through diverse lenses—human, artistic, religious, and Catholic. With easily accessible movie reviews that are both media-savvy and faith-oriented, making informed choices about films for yourself and your family becomes simpler. Whether you’re searching for a discerning critique of a recent release or exploring for a film that lacks artistic excellence yet conveys a compelling message, our reviews offer the insights you need.
Movies tell stories about our common human experience, and our faith leads us to be more authentically human. We are excited to be able to make available to you the guides that we use at the Pauline Center for Media Studies.
Meeting Jesus at the Movies and Kids Meeting Jesus at the Movies Guides are resources intended to support you, your family, your classroom, and your parish in engaging with media from a faith perspective.
With these tools, we aspire to provide a media-conscious approach to popular media, offering insights on how to enhance your relationship with Christ and others.
Download the two free “How To” guides below. These guides offer valuable tips for organizing a “Movie Night” with your parish group, class, or family. You can also download the guide for the film The Bad Guys for free!
Purchase of Meeting Jesus at the Movie Guides, Cinema Divina Guides, and Kids Meeting Jesus at the Movies Guides includes permission to photocopy and/or print out copies of purchased guides as needed for use in family, classroom, or parish/movie group—in noncommercial settings—on the following conditions:
Any other use that is not provided for in this notice, including the right to reproduce or transmit the guides in any other form or by any other means (including posting them online), is subject to written permission.
Embark on a cinematic journey, coming together to contemplate our universal human experiences and the value of relationships. By means of cinema divina and lectio divina with film, we explore the ways we communicate with one another and with God, fostering a deeper understanding of respectful engagement.
Pauline Books and Media is a mission of the Daughters of St. Paul.
