Garrett Johnson
A young woman, a senior in high school, has become a mother. Rumors take flight; whispers abound. Loving, generous, humble... these precious words fail to appear on the tongues of many when speaking of this woman, as young as she is remarkable. Yes, this is a lesson...
Today's video and post are intended to be a simple reminders of the beauty of God. The video features a young girl her pajamas who is totally excited about enjoying the rain for the first time. She doesn't care about getting wet, getting sick, or falling down. She's...
With legislators going ahead with a proposed law that will permit euthanasia for children, Jessica Saba decided with her family to make a video saying, "Please do not sign the Euthanasia Law, for the sake of the children." It pains one to see the disposal of children...
Written by Matt Berenty and David Bokser, "Love in the Time of Advertising" is "An animated musical love story about a young man who lives inside a billboard and is charged with updating the advertisements. When he falls in love with a beautiful lady living across the...
Outside da Box is an apostolate dedicated to bringing Jesus Christ to the young church through digital media. In addition to the quality of the videos, it is immensely encouraging for me to witness a group of Catholics who are taking digital evangelization seriously....
We all know that just about every image of a person we see on TV or in the movies these days has been digitally retouched to some degree. These changes are often kept secret, however, because the directors don’t want the public to know just how different the person we...
Today's short video, directed by Nima Raoofi, shows us the sadness of a child who compares his poor and pitiful shoes to those of another boy who he meets in the park. It’s an experience that we all have: the experience of comparing ourselves. Why am I like this and...
Joseph Gordon-Levitt, actor in the well-known sitcom 3rd Rock from the Sun and, more recently, Batman, has written and directed a feature film called Don John. Out Sept. 27 and starring Gordon-Levitt opposite Scarlett Johansson, turns a critical eye to the role of...
Today's video is a production by Unearthed Pictures. The idea is to raise awareness of the true problem behind the outbreak of sexual exploitation: namely, the human heart. The video is valuable in the sense that it reveals a very real and very tragic situation that...
Today's video is a graphically intense warning to all parents: your child, whether you want it or not, will be placed under the influence of a level of graphic intoxication that will change their lives. Complete avoidance of exposure is practically impossible. How,...
Made by Whistling Woods International, the 90-second ad shows men leering at the sight of a beautiful woman. The video's description speaks of "Women Empowerment" and about the need to "eradicate gender inequality". Evidently, one must be careful in using such terms...
During this octave of Christmas, the Church celebrates the memory of the small children of the neighborhood of Bethlehem put to death by Herod. Sacrificed by a wicked monarch, these innocent lives bear witness to Christ who was persecuted from the time of His birth by...
Today's video was inspired by the Todd Alcott poem, Television. Going on around us is an absolutely colossal struggle for your attention. The contents offered, in the end, matter little. The main goal is the eyes (or clicks in the case of the internet). Some think...
Pope Francis recently said, "It is true that during the time of Nero many Christians were persecuted, and today there are just as many." This brief trailer helps us to get a glimpse at this reality. "Love Costs Everything" maps the history of Christian persecution...
The very idea of Christmas is completely absurd. The mighty God as a little baby?! That's the most outrageous claim of any Faith in history. Yet, if God is love, nothing else would do. A great reflection by Christopher Stefanick. A Child Is Born...
Today's video reveals the inner match that goes on between the "religiously-correct" speeches that we give and the reality that we live. "The authenticity of our faith is always being tested, especially during Christmas. It's not just our words that matter. It's our...
"The Advent season is time for us to slow down, pray and to seek to vigilant for the coming of Jesus Christ. Our cues from secular culture can easily move us in the opposite direction, becoming more frantic and materialistic. We may become feel the need to work hard...
Today's video is a recording of a presentation made by the young members of the priestly discernment program at the University of Steubenville (USA) for a talent show. They decided to do a parody of the song "I'll Make A Man Out Of You" from Mulan. Although intended...
While passengers at Toronto and Hamilton International Airports were waiting to board their flight to Calgary, a virtual Santa Claus learned what passengers wanted for Christmas. After everyone boarded their flights, 150 merry WestJetters became Santa’s...
In this short animated film, urban poet, Rael James Mason, explores what Christmas is all about trying to help people think through the message of Christmas. The basic idea is: Christmas without Christ is just any empty tradition. The ironic thing is that the...
The video speaks for itself. The attack took place on Sunday, November 24th, during the National Women’s Encounter, which annually brings together Argentinean feminists who support “women’s rights.” During the attack some men were visibly weeping. None of them...
Last year we launched Advent Avalanche for our Advent campaign; featuring videos from around the web showing the true meaning of the season as a time for preparation and anticipation for the coming of the Lord Jesus. We had quite an outstanding set, with a range of...
In his message during the World Youth Day in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Pope Francis urged the Catholic youth and Catholics all over the globe to be “joyful witnesses of His love, courageous witnesses of His Gospel, carrying to this world a ray of His light” and to be...
Bullying doesn't always end with childhood. From the workplace to family life, you may encounter and adult bully. How often do we sacrifice the dignity and esteem of the person for a mere flicker of artificial laughter, one that brings only darkness afterwords? To...
Appearances can often be quite bogus, yet it is up to us whether we allow ourselves to be deceived or not. Today's video offers an interesting insight regarding the look of an apostle towards others: each one of us must be able to see the other person for who they...