We owe a certain debt to Dawkins which I suspect has until now gone unrecognized. Dawkins, one of the world’s foremost figureheads of atheism, coined the word “meme” in his 1976 book, The Selfish Gene. These days, tech-savvy tweeters know a good meme when they see...
I have just recently returned from an annual 5-day silent retreat. It was a beautiful time of reflection, meditation, and encounter with the Lord. Out of all the beautiful and challenging elements, one has struck me: the power of prayer. No moment expresses my own...
An impressive ad for their new game released, Chipotle’s Scarecrow depicts the story of a Scarecrow whose mission is to “rescue the City of Plenty from Crow Foods, the powerful industrial food corporation that has taken over the city. Tilt and tap your way through...
Do you remember the Gospel in which Jesus says, "Do not suppose that I have come to bring peace to the earth. I did not come to bring peace, but a sword"? Many times it is difficult for us to hear and to understand this. And I imagine that I am not the only one...
After 17 years of education and training, Dr. Kathy E. Magliato is a "heart" expert. In this video produced by Soul Pancake, she shares a beautiful testimony of her life as a heart surgeon. A Deeper Look How many times have we as a people, as a society, as a...
This talk was given by Cameron Russell for TEDx. TED is a not for profit organization which, in its own words, makes ‘riveting talks by remarkable people’ available for free online. Cameron Russell, now 26, is a successful American model who started modeling when she...
Today's video is one of the most impressive and comprehensive videos that I have been able to find on today's greatest ailment: loneliness. It is the elephant in the room that no one speaks of... because they are all texting. We plug ourselves more and more into the...
Once, I visited the Vatican Observatory and met Brother Guy, along with some other astronomers. One of those with us asked them, "Why does the Vatican have an observatory?" One of the priest astronomers replied: "That's what the Vatican does." That is, for him, the...
In light of pride month, we would like to share this video. Spirit Juice Studios and Fr. Claude Burns (aka Fr. Pontifex) offers us a compelling presentation of the Church's view and attitude towards people who experience same-sex attraction. "The topic of...
Today's video is a personal interview done by One Billion Stories of Leah Darrow while she was in Manila, the Philippines. Videos such as these can be extremely useful in our apostolate for their personal and very authentic character. Former America's Next Top Model...
This video is a compilation of scenes recorded in Russia by various car-installed cameras. In the last few years, the use of these dash-cams has dramatically increased there. As such, we have been able to see some really amazing videos: such as a plane that...
Love brings us this video that presents a project called Real Beauty Sketches. The idea is to help women reassess the way they see themselves. It is a simple yet extremely clever idea. I think the video could be very useful for any female audience....
The 3801 Lancaster Film Project is an ongoing documentary series that is following the case of Dr. Gosnell - a case of unprecedented horror. One is left speechless, and indignant asking: "How was it that this clinic was allowed to operate in this condition? And, how...
#Fallingplates is a video produced by the Christian agency, CRU Global. During its 4-minute duration – which seems to pass by in a glimpse of an eye – the production uses a series of metaphoric images through which leads us along the path of mankind: creation, sin,...
“It is the story of God’s love!” These were the words of my religion teacher, uttered when she was introducing us to the Bible. The truth in her words, thirty years later, I still unpack in the infinite treasury that is the Bible. Indeed, God created men and women out...
Today’s video is based on a poem written by a North American writer, Charles Bukowski called “Nirvana.” The poem tells the story of a young man riding a bus through North Carolina on the “way to somewhere.” He is “cut loose from purpose” and lives a sort of aimless...
This short video comes from Vision Fudge, an organization which makes films in order to help people explore life’s big questions. Whether or not God exists is definitely one of those questions. In the video they ask three questions about belief in God: Does...
It's never to late too change. It's never too late to love and choose life. Forty years ago, as a young, pregnant woman, Norma McCorvey played a key role in the Supreme Court decision that legalized abortion in the United States. Now McCorvey, the ‘Roe’ in the...
Please take the title's warning seriously. This video has graphic scenes that portray both the physical procedure and the emotional stress of a young woman in an abortion. However, we see the depravity only when we compare it with the marvelous miracle of every human...
This beautiful video comes from Real Alternatives, a non-profit group that works to support and provide alternatives to abortion for pregnant women to choose life for their babies. The video, a combination of animations and ultrasound images, shows the development of...
We're taking advantage of the start of this new year to share a very fitting video. It is of a TED Talk (TED is a not for profit which is dedicated to “Ideas worth spreading”) which takes place in San Francisco. The theme is a project called “Happiness Revealed”. ...
"This is our first task: caring for our children. It’s our first job. If we don’t get that right, we don’t get anything right. That’s how as a society we will be judged. And by that measure, can we truly say as a nation that we are meeting our obligations? Can we...
This six-minute video that comes as part of the Sacraments 101 Series by Busted Halo excellently presents a basic catechesis on the Sacrament of Baptism. During my transitional diaconate, I had the wonderful opportunity to serve the Filipino Community in Rome at Santa...
Today's video is another excellent production done by Spirit Juice Studios together with Fr. Pontifex. They gave the video the title of "Idol Worship" because many times that is exactly what Catholics are accused of without really knowing what we believe. This video...
This video expresses an all too overlooked truth, that just because someone claims to be Catholic it does not mean that they actually are one. A girl is taken into a court room, convicted of being Catholic. After being questioned and insisting that she is Catholic,...