Human dignity and the digital explosion October 4, 2024By Sister Hosea Rupprecht OSV News Filed Under: Commentary What is a person of faith to do before the enormity of AI and all the other digital technologies we have in our hands? Trust in God and make sure to keep the human person at the center for all our digital interactions.
Are you a media apostle? September 10, 2024By Sister Hosea Rupprecht OSV News Filed Under: Commentary, Journalism, social media The push to constantly create can take its toll on a person and his or her relationships, both with others and with God.
Catholic filmmaker Sean McNamara offers insights on faith and the movie industry August 4, 2024By Sister Hosea Rupprecht OSV News Filed Under: Uncategorized There are some shining lights in Hollywood whose active faith seeps into the stories they tell through their art. One such shining light is Sean McNamara.
Summer media survival tips for parents June 5, 2024By Sister Hosea Rupprecht OSV News Filed Under: Commentary, Youth Ministry In our technology-obsessed world, it’s a challenge for adults to find a good balance between tech-based activities and other stuff. It’s even more difficult for kids whose devices seem to be grafted onto their arms.
Three ways to find silence in our digital age April 7, 2024By Sister Hosea Rupprecht OSV News Filed Under: Commentary Alongside the sounds of life, the digital world provides plenty of sound, noise and input that fills not only our ears but our brains, sometimes to the point where we feel overloaded with visual, audible and intellectual stimuli.
Looking at the Oscar nominees for best picture through the lens of human dignity March 8, 2024By Sister Hosea Rupprecht OSV News Filed Under: Commentary, Movie & Television Reviews With the Academy Awards right around the corner, here’s my take on how the 10 nominations for best picture hold up in the human dignity department.
Lent with ‘The Chosen’ February 8, 2024By Sister Hosea Rupprecht OSV News Filed Under: Commentary, Lent, Movie & Television Reviews “The Chosen” provides much inspiration that could kick start your Lenten reflection on how God might be inviting you to metanoia, or conversion, during this penitential season.
How to be more thoughtful about your screen time January 2, 2024By Sister Hosea Rupprecht OSV News Filed Under: Commentary As you consider the new year, perhaps God is inspiring you to spend less time looking at a screen and more time looking at the people and places around you.
Seeing as God sees by embracing a sacramental worldview October 2, 2023By Sister Hosea Rupprecht OSV News Filed Under: Commentary Being able to see God’s action in people and situations more clearly draws us out of ourselves to greater faith, which then, hopefully, leads greater participation in the life of Christ, including the life of the church.
Love well to speak well: Francis’ challenge World Communications Day May 5, 2023By Sister Hosea Rupprecht OSV News Filed Under: Commentary World Communications Day reminds the church to embrace media technologies for the proclamation of the Gospel and the spread of goodness, and serves to educate her sons and daughters to be critical thinkers when engaging media messages.
MOVIE REVIEW: ‘The Bad Guys’ April 27, 2022By Sister Hosea Rupprecht Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, Movie & Television Reviews The heist genre gets a fresh burst of frenetic energy with the animated comedy “The Bad Guys” (Universal). This high-octane, older-kid-friendly caper is veteran animator Pierre Perifel’s feature debut — and the neophyte director nails it.
Movie Review: ‘Sing 2’ December 22, 2021By Sister Hosea Rupprecht Catholic News Service Filed Under: Movie & Television Reviews “Sing 2” (Universal), writer-director Garth Jennings’ follow-up to his 2016 animated musical comedy, finds that film’s ensemble of animal entertainers aiming for the big time.