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Developing a Vision of the Good

Dr. Holly Ordway

April 1, 2024

Brendan Gleeson as “Father James” in CALVARY

“Calvary”: A Very Lenten Movie

Collin Slowey

March 14, 2024

empty movie theater

Popcorn with the Pope: “Andrei Rublev”

David Paul Baird

December 11, 2023

BBP Ethan and Maya Hawke

Bishop Barron Presents Ethan and Maya Hawke — Understanding Flannery

Bishop Robert Barron

September 7, 2023

Star Wars

Star Wars’ Surprisingly Christian Cosmology

Collin Slowey

October 19, 2022

Shia LaBeouf Padre Pio

Institute Fellows

Padre Pio Guides a Wounded Shia LaBeouf to Faith

Dr. Matthew Petrusek

August 31, 2022

Shia LaBeouf

Bishop Barron Presents Shia LaBeouf — Padre Pio and the Friars

Bishop Robert Barron

August 25, 2022

Baptizing the New Mythology: Superhero Evangelization

Thomas Salerno

January 20, 2022

“The Hand of God”: A Soulful, Challenging Coming-of-Age Story

Andrew Petiprin

January 14, 2022

Back to the Movies: 4 New Films Tap Enchantment and Reality

Andrew Petiprin

December 31, 2021

“Die Hard”: Yes, It’s a Christmas Movie

Andrew Petiprin

December 17, 2021

Disney’s “Encanto” Offers a Fresh Kind of Magic

David Paul Baird

December 9, 2021

“Fiddler on the Roof” Fifty Years Later: A Fresh Take on Tradition

David Paul Baird

November 24, 2021

Institute Fellows

Why Pray for the Dead or Care About Purgatory?

Robert Mixa

November 3, 2021

“Dune” Offers Audiences Visual and Thematic Richness

Andrew Petiprin

October 29, 2021

“Dead Poets Society” and the Crisis of the Humanities

Matthew Becklo

October 21, 2021

Institute Fellows

Sufjan Stevens and Angelo de Augustine Musically Blend Film and God

Andrew Petiprin

October 1, 2021

Christopher Nolan’s “Tenet” and the Return to Eden

Fr. David Stavarz

September 30, 2020