Wednesday, January 7, 2015

New Evangelizers Post: Catholic Pop Culture 2014

I have a new article up at NewEvangelizers.com

As I did last year, I shall recall any good things from the popular culture that are harmonious or helpful to Catholic culture.

And as I wrote last year, it is not necessary to indulge a fascination with pop culture (e.g. you don’t have to care about who Kim Kardashian is marrying this week), but we should have some awareness of it and maybe (if it is our charism) to engage with it to make it more Christlike.

So, as I did last year, I would like to focus on the most Catholic moments in pop culture from the past year.  As a teacher, I have found that using the language of modern television, movies, and the like can be very effective at illustrating all manner of theological truths.

It should be noted that any mention of positive examples from movies or television shows below is not an endorsement of the entire of the entire project.  Some stories have mixed messages.  Or some may be too explicit or violent.  This is merely a touchstone to highlight any good moments that came out of pop culture in 2014.  And feel free to disagree.  But here are some points that I intend to use in the classroom.

Beware, in order to discuss the Catholicity of the movies and television shows below, SPOILERS may be introduced.



You can read the entire article here.

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