Alex Farmer
We at Catholic-Link firmly believe that videos can be great resources for apostolate: that's basically our raison d'etre. And what is a movie but a long video?! Here are our top tips for how to get the most out of watching a movie with a group. A Few Tips for Choosing...
Last week, Cardinal Robert Sarah who is the Prefect of the Congregation for Divine Worship (the person in the Vatican in charge of Liturgy) said that priests should celebrate Mass ‘ad orientem’ (facing East) rather than facing the congregation as they currently do,...
Perhaps, like me, you have already made and broken several New Year’s Resolutions. Maybe you haven’t made any, or maybe you are doing great with all your plans. But, have you thought of choosing a patron saint for the year? I know people who spend hours chopping lists...
Here at Catholic-Link, we are obviously big fans of the internet, social media, social networking; we are present on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Pinterest. Those of us in the international Catholic-Link team have met, collaborated and even become friends online. Two...
What if I told you that there was something you could do which was so amazing it would change your life and that, what’s more, it wouldn’t cost you a penny? Something which would involve making the best friend you could ever have, something that would give you more...
The people in this food court are quietly enjoying their lunch when it is rudely interrupted by a shout of “Alleluia!” In the faces of the people, we see suspicion. But gradually they change, hostility vanishes, parents reassure their children, and instead, we see...
Stress kills. Stress makes you ill. Stress, it turns out, only does this if you actually think it’s going to. Stress almost doubles your chances of dying but only if you think that it’s going to. I am a stressy person, and I am not alone: a 2013 survey by the Mental...
hat do having a baby, getting run over by a train and catching your fingers in a mouse trap have in common? What if I throw footballing guinea pigs into the mix? Obviously there are videos of all these available on the internet. (Warning: if you...
The questions we ask is a short film narrated by Bruce Kirkby, a Canadian writer, photographer and adventurer who, rather than take the ferry, decided to paddle a standup paddleboard on a 150 mile journey from Vancouver to Victoria. There are many themes we can take...
his clip from the 1979 film Monty Python’s Life of Brian is perhaps not something you would expect to find on our website, being as it is, the satirical story of Brian, born in the stable next door on the first Christmas day, who spends his life...
A quick internet search will show that Pope Francis has spoken about human trafficking frequently and regularly since he was elected, but what is human trafficking and what is the big deal? This selection of videos gives some more insight into the issue. The United...
Handle with Care combines factual information with parenting experiencing to take a light-hearted look at how to care for a newborn baby. A Deeper Look at Being a Parent Of course, if anyone thought parenting was a matter of completing a checklist like this one,...
he Third Way, made by Blackstone Films, is a clear and sensitive discussion of the Catholic Church’s teachings on homosexuality, including personal testimonies from Catholics with same sex attraction (sometimes also called 'homosexual tendencies')....
Anna Clendening is a 20 year-old American girl who suffers from clinical depression and anxiety. For a long time, her difficult situation kept her indoors, feeding fears that kept her away from social interaction. With the help of her parents, she discovered music,...
Have you noticed that people spend a lot of time talking and thinking about sex? As a result, so does the Church! This video takes a pretty scientific look at the economics of sex, in which sex is considered in the same light as the distribution of goods and...
There are many things people do which hurt us and there are things we do which wound other people. Some are perhaps more obvious than others, some are clearly worse than others. There are two things that I think it is important to remember: 1. There are no good sins....
"Thank you, Mom. Pick Them Back Up" is a commercial that reminds us that courage and decisiveness aren't self-made attitudes. Behind the scenes of the greatest of athletes were the greatest of moms. The scenes are appealing - they make us smile, laugh, and sympathize...
A wise man I once knew (no, really!) gave a group of us some seriously good advice: marry a man who loves you for your heart, not for your face. Although this video is a group of guys speaking to girls, predominantly about modesty, I think the main point, that...
This short animation, made by Christine Kim and Elaine Wu of Ringling College of Art and Design, tells the story of a pig with a strange addiction to eggs. When he falls in love with a hen he has to choose which comes first…the chicken or the egg?! I think this a...
The sun is shining, the sky is blue, the world is a beautiful place. What reason does that woman have to be joyless? And why should that girl be fearful? However, we see that both of them are alone, and it is only when they encounter one another that sadness and fear...
Jordan is a Christian and is also brave enough to admit that there are at least ten things he loves more than God. What is interesting about the examples he gives is that quite a lot of them are things which are good, such as friendship. Others are neutral in...
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...
This short film, Perfection, tells the story of a woman who is taught to play the game ‘Perfection’ while still a baby. She has 60 seconds to place 25 small, differently shaped pieces into their corresponding holes. We see her as a toddler, a little girl, a teenager,...
The Creed is a prayer that we recite at Sunday Mass, week in, week out, but do we really think about what we are saying? This is one of many great videos made by Outside da Box, who strive to bring the Lord Jesus to young people through digital media. A Deeper Look At...
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...
