Author Topic: best catholic movies? (Read 13629 times)

Matthew · « **Reply #15 on:** March 28, 2010, 01:58:35 PM »

I'm going to say that yes, audiobooks give you almost all the benefit of reading the book. You are getting something in full detail, not "made for the screen". When something is adapted for TV, a LOT of detail/depth has to be removed OF NECESSITY or it just wouldn't work.

Think of it this way: LISTENING to books is how many people used to "read" many years ago. And St. Paul did say, "Faith comes by hearing" -- not by watching snazzy Youtube, VHS, or DVD videos.

One of the devil's biggest accomplishments is to damage the world in such a way that the majority of the population can't (or don't want to) read a book. How will they EVER be converted?

Multi-media just can't save souls, unfortunately. It needs more depth than that -- books, sermons, etc.

St. Paul was right -- Faith comes by hearing.

Matthew

Vladimir · « **Reply #16 on:** March 29, 2010, 09:00:06 PM »

I actually enjoy listening to sermons, etc on CD's when I have the chance. I listen to the sermons on AudioSancto often.

That would certainly make manual labor much more "fun" if you were listening to a spiritual book or sermons.

Elizabeth · « **Reply #17 on:** March 29, 2010, 09:54:48 PM »

I do, too, Vladimir. But I can't multi-task when I listen to Fr. R-he's too fast for me!

amariec · « **Reply #18 on:** March 30, 2010, 09:29:17 PM »

i agree. i listen to sermons on my ipod everyday whenever i can, i often listen to them more than once to make sure i get the most of them.

gladius_veritatis · « **Reply #19 on:** April 12, 2010, 07:44:52 PM »

Welcome carolina22 and cinecatolico!

Into Great Silence is quite good, although, like the Carthusian life itself, may not appeal to all. C'est la vie.

Again, welcome. Godspeed :)

gladius_veritatis · « **Reply #20 on:** April 12, 2010, 07:46:10 PM »

Here is a link for those interested: http://www.diegrossestille.de/english/

Alex · « **Reply #21 on:** April 12, 2010, 10:28:25 PM »

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Specially the series of docuмentaries of Sister Wendy Becktt about Art, magnificent.

Sister Wendy Beckett?! Are you kidding me?! I happened to come across an art docuмentary of hers a few times. I was totally repulsed. She was standing in front of a totally nude painting of a woman and spending a long time commenting about every detail. I have also seen her commenting in great depth about a nude picture of a man with his private part next to her face. Making viewers look at a naked picture with her is unchaste and is a situation of temptation. Many of the artwork she chooses are nudes - not only of women but of men. It seems totatlly inappropriate to be seeing anyone, let alone a nun, standing infront of a nude picture with private parts in full few while they keep our gaze on the indecency with their detailed commentary and close-ups of the nude. And this is not a just a quick shot of the nude. She is infront of the picture commenting for a long time. A Christian, let alone a nun, should not be focusing on nude art. Even before I learned about my faith properly, I always was dissettled and repulsed at the sight of a nun asking us to look closely at a nude picture. Sister Wendy's behavior is disgusting!

Elizabeth · « **Reply #22 on:** April 12, 2010, 10:37:41 PM »

All of a sudden I thought of the movie "Fearless" with Jeff Bridges and I can't remeber the women's names but I loved it. It isn't strictly a Catholic film, but as a Catholic I loved it.

And "Doubt" was super good even though I do not care for Meryl Streep, the arrogant priest was very strong. But the interview part was a loser.

Alex · « **Reply #23 on:** April 13, 2010, 01:55:51 AM »

Here's part of a news article about Sister Wendy discussing the sɛҳuąƖ and sensual statements she often makes when commenting on the nude art in front of her. Her focus on nudity and sex shameful! No Christian should be watching her shows.

The incongruity of such passionate, and often sensuous, statements coming from a hunched, bespectacled, 67-year old nun is the secret to much of Sister Wendy's charm and success.

Over the last six years, Sister Wendy, who still spends most of her time in solitude in a trailer near a Carmelite monastery in England, has starred in three British television series about art and developed something of a cult following in Europe.

The basic format for these programs is to plop Sister Wendy in front of a piece of art and let her lapse into one of her meandering, rapturous commentaries. Her fame owes no small debt to the erotic overtones of some of these reveries, which have occasionally made her seem the Dr. Ruth Westheimer of art appreciation.

In her first series, ''Sister Wendy's Odyssey,'' she clucked over the ''lovely and fluffy'' pubic hair in a nude by Stanley Spencer. In ''Sister Wendy's Story of Painting,'' she describes the male bison rendered by cave muralists as ''great balls of male erotic fury, ready to explode on one another.'' Looking to the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel, she espies Adam, ''sprawled there in his naked male glory, but he's not alive.''

''All he can do,'' she says, ''is lift up a flaccid finger.''

Raoul76 · « **Reply #24 on:** April 13, 2010, 02:53:57 AM »

"Sister" Wendy on gαy marriage:

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"Q: You've spoken out about gαy marriage. How do you balance what you believe with what you have sworn to uphold?

Sister Wendy: I believe in loyalty. We should respect our church, but never believe that the church has the last word. The church is saying "this", but I believe that sooner or later "this" will change. "This" is not the mind of our Lord. God is all love. It's a delicate balancing thing. The Church has changed its position over the years, and because the spirit is with the Church, in the end the Church will always get it right. But in the end. The spirit of the Church is the meaning of love, which hasn't yet, perhaps, been fully understood."

Daniel · « **Reply #25 on:** April 13, 2010, 04:57:33 AM »

I liked The Song of Bernadette. 1943.

MaterDominici · « **Reply #26 on:** April 13, 2010, 02:11:19 PM »

Quote from: Daniel

I liked The Song of Bernadette. 1943.

:wave: Long time no see.

Daniel · « **Reply #27 on:** April 14, 2010, 01:34:38 AM »

Yes, hello again. I'm probably not much of a forum goer these days. You'd be better placed than me to say how long since I even looked here, let alone posting.

If you have a chance to see that movie, you'll fall instantly in love with Jenefer Jones. She is the perfect St Bernadette. Her voice, demeanour, everything.

Raoul76 · « **Reply #28 on:** April 14, 2010, 07:19:48 PM »

Clevispin said:

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The Bad Lieutenent

Are you joking?

That movie would be a perfect example, like Scorsese movies, of how a director tries to get away with the most tawdry material by sticking in a crucifix and some supposedly religious themes. For those who don't know, and you shouldn't, Bad Lieutenant is a film by the New York druggie Abel Ferrara about a renegade, amoral cop, played by the Jew Harvey Keitel, who learns about "redemption" while investigating the rape of a nun. The "redemption" is that he lets the rapists go as an act of mercy... The film is extremely sɛҳuąƖly explicit and filled with profanity -- rated NC-17, I believe.

There is no such thing as a recent Catholic film. If there is, why have NONE of these so-called Catholic directors seen fit to mention the Novus Ordo or the trouble in the Church? It's all distraction.

Alex · « **Reply #29 on:** April 17, 2010, 01:50:23 AM »

The Bad Lieutenant has pranity and sɛҳuąƖ content, therefore a Catholic should not be watching it - Period!

You recommend this movie because it speaks about redemption. Well, read the Bible or lives of the saints if you want to think about redemption. You don't watch a sɛҳuąƖly explicit and profane movie to do that.