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The Seventh Seal – a Catholic Culture podcast
I was lucky enough to be invited onto Catholic Culture’s film podcast, Criteria, to review The Seventh Seal. Catholic Culture … More
Peter Weir’s top 5 films
Australian director Peter Weir is the prince of middlebrow filmmaking – here are five of his best
Catholic Classics for Lent: ‘The Greatest Story Ever Told’
There was beauty in it, of technical kind, but also kitsch power and I enjoyed it
‘The Peanut Butter Falcon’ (2019) – life with Down Syndrome
A very sweet, whimsical indie movie with a pro-life message, The Peanut Butter Falcon tells the story of a young man with Down Syndrome, called Zac, who dreams of becoming a boxer
‘Rome, Open City’ (1945) – Hope in the face of evil
A moving, sentimental account of character’s struggling not only to survive but to win – it’s a film that will suck you in if you let it
Assembly directed by Feng Xiaogang
I picked this Chinese War film up in a second hand shop for a euro so I didn’t look too closely into it before . . .
Seanan’s 2020 Year in Review
The Catholic Index is a radio show broadcast every Thursday at 7:30pm on Radio Maria. You can listen back to the show … More
‘Finding God’s Will for You’ – St Francis De Sales
The wonder of it is that St de Sales makes the acceptance of God’s will comprehensible… in so far as it can be.