Help with Movie Night at the Parish:
Have a movie you know would be great for your group but you're not sure about the copyright rules or if you need a license? THIS ARTICLE from Building Faith can help. |
HERE's a Q&A with Sr. Rose Pacatte on the intersection of theology and film.HERE's a link to free downloads from Pauline Center for Media Studies "How to Use..." movie guides. |
CLICK HERE for a list by Fr. Jim Martin, SJ, of
"Top Ten Movies about the Saints." |
CLICK HERE for
"The Top Five Oscar Movies with Spiritual Themes," a list by Fr. Richard Leonard, SJ. |
Click Here for The Catholic Movie Club, a short weekly essay pulling out spiritual themes in our favorite films.
Online Discussion Guides:
A discussion guide for "COCO" can be downloaded here.
A study guide for "Amazing Grace," a story about moving a whole economic system away from evil and toward justice, can be downloaded here.
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Find here discussion questions for Step, a stirring documentary about a step team who are about to become part of the first graduating class of the Baltimore Leadership School for Young Women.
Read Sr. Rose's Review of this film
about the Armenian Massacre here. Download a study guide from the Genocide Education Project. The nativity movie "The Star" has a good curriculum developed in conjunction with the National Conference for Catechetical Leadership (NCCL).
CLICK HERE to download the curriculum pdf. |
Catholic Mobilizing Network has created a Catholic Study Guide for the powerful film "Just Mercy." Find it HERE.
The movie "The Letters" recounts the story of Mother Teresa and her “call within a call,” to serve the poor in the slums of Calcutta, India. You can sign up to download THIS GUIDE, from Education for Justice, which includes discussion questions and connections to Catholic Social Teaching.
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"Film Clips" from the Diocesan Library are popular with learning groups:
The series "Film Clips for Catholic Youth Faith Formation" for ELEMENTARY-aged children (grades 1-5) are grouped according to topics:
1 Honesty Cooperation Respect 2 Kindness Good Sportsmanship Self-Control 3 Courage Perseverance Loyalty 4 Knowing Yourself Facing Peer Pressure Understanding Bullies 5 Citizenship Empathy Vision Pride |
The series "Film Clips for Catholic Youth Faith Formation" for MIDDLE & HIGH SCHOOL-aged children are grouped according to topics:
1 Honesty Cooperation Respect 2 Kindness Good Sportsmanship Self-Control 3 Courage Perseverance Loyalty 4 Knowing Yourself Facing Peer Pressure Understanding Bullies 5 Citizenship Pride Honor 6 Vision Forgiveness Empathy 7 Making a Difference Teamwork Caring for Others 8 Solidarity Integrity Defiance Responsibility |