In this week’s roundup, we’ll see how Facebook can meet our daily need for community and what priests in Cebu are doing to combat illegal fishing. Another interesting read is George Weigel’s reaction to Time Magazine’s overly negative portrayal of the Church. Also included in this roundup is a step-by-step guide to digitizing your life, [...]
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5 Extremely Creative Music Videos
I am going to facilitate a digital video production workshop later this month. Part of the preparation I am doing is hopping from one videosharing site to another to find videos that I could use to inspire participants to create entertaining yet insightful productions. The following are five music videos that I found to be [...]
Spirituality and the Filipino Film
Communication Foundation for Asia (CFA) recently launched the book “Spirituality and the Filipino Film” during the three-day seminar on Film and Faith held in its compound in Sta. Mesa, Manila. The main objective of the book is to start a critical practice that will look at Philippine cinema in terms of faith and spirituality. It [...]
Join the Seminar on Spirituality in Asian Film
A seminar on Spirituality in Asian Film will be held on 11-13 January 2010 (9AM-5PM) at the Communication Foundation for Asia (CFA) in Sta. Mesa, Manila. The main speaker will be Fr. Peter Malone, MSC, an internationally known author and lecturer on film and faith. He is a regular member of the ecumenical juries at [...]
Twilight Saga – New Moon: What Christian Film Reviewers Say
There is no telling when the Twilight-mania is going to stop. The latest internet buzz is the allegation that the Vatican condemns the movie. These news reports are misleading, first, because Monsignor Franco Perazzolo only expresses his concern over the moral impact of the movie (he does not condemn it nor ask others not to [...]
12 Catholic Movie Review Sites
The Catholic Church’s attitudes towards the cinema has always been one of esteem and interest. Films can illumine the Word of God and faith can reveal values in films. Both pulpit and screen are means of spreading God’s Word and helping people become better versions of themselves. In the document “100 Years of Cinema“, the [...]
Zradio – My Favorite Online Radio
When I want to listen to positive, uplifting songs, I only go to one place – Zradio.org, a non-commercial Christian station that only plays “positive hits”. Here you can listen to the music of Casting Crowns, Chris Tomlin, Michael W. Smith, Jars of Clay and other popular Christian artists online. The kind of music that [...]
Film Reviews: This Is It, 9, A Christmas Carol, The Cove, and The Vampire’s Assistant
The following film reviews were all written by Fr. Peter Malone, a Missionaries of the Sacred Heart priest who has been reviewing films since 1968. He was elected as the first president of SIGNIS (The World Catholic Association for Communication) in 2001. He is a regular member of many interfaith juries at international film festivals [...]
Online Jesus Film Available in Bicolano, Cebuano, Ilocano, Tagalog, Waray and other Languages
It might surprise you to know that the most watched film of all time is not some multi-million dollar Hollywood blockbuster, but a film about Jesus Christ. The Jesus Film (or simply, Jesus) has been watched by more than 6.5 billion people worldwide since it was released in 1979. Not only is the film the [...]
WEBSITE: Watch Free Classic Christian Films Online
As it’s name suggests, Classic Cinema Online streams free classic films. The site’s wide selection covers all popular genres – action, adventure, animated, biographic, sci-fi, suspense, spaghetti western, etc. To my pleasant surprise, Classic Cinema Online also includes a collection of religious films. At the moment, only four religious films are available and they are [...]
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