Note: “The Liturgical Year in Cinema” is an ongoing series, a personal exploration of the thematic connections between the Christian calendar and films. We celebrated Easter Sunday on March 27. This installment explores the connection between our personal Christologies and the … [Read more...] about The Year in Liturgical Cinema: Easter
Spirituality
The Fixer: HAIL, CAESAR! and the Pastoral Vocation
Eddie Mannix is a good man. At least his priest thinks so when Eddie visits him only a day after his previous confession. "You're really not that bad," the priest mutters, a bit exasperated at the film producer's self-deprecation and religious fervor. There are two scenes in this … [Read more...] about The Fixer: HAIL, CAESAR! and the Pastoral Vocation
The Year in Liturgical Cinema: Ash Wednesday and Lent
The second essay in The Year in Liturgical Cinema was posted at Christianity Today. (You can read the first essay on Epiphany here). This is a series exploring the theological themes of the Christian liturgical calendar and finding those themes within films. I explored Ash … [Read more...] about The Year in Liturgical Cinema: Ash Wednesday and Lent
A Liturgical Year in Cinema – Epiphany
I've begun a new series at Christianity Today called A Liturgical Year in Cinema (or, The Year in Liturgical Cinema). I'm exploring the themes of each feast and season throughout the Christian liturgical calendar and writing a theological reflection about those themes as I see … [Read more...] about A Liturgical Year in Cinema – Epiphany
Guns, Youth, and Justice: The Armor of Light and 3 ½ Minutes, 10 Bullets
Two well-crafted documentaries from 2015, The Armor of Light and 3 ½ Minutes, 10 Bullets explore the same story from different angles: the murder of teenager Jordan Davis in Florida. Jordan was gunned down in a gas station parking lot by Michael Dunn, who was annoyed by the black … [Read more...] about Guns, Youth, and Justice: The Armor of Light and 3 ½ Minutes, 10 Bullets