Blurb: Stuck in your comfort zone? Follow Marlin and Nemo on their underwater quest, and discover how the classical Hero’s Journey parallels the spiritual journey! … Read More »108 The Hero’s Journey through Finding Nemo
Blurb: Understanding the classical Hero’s Journey greatly complements spiritual growth. Using the Lion King, we’ll explore ten key stages of the Hero’s Journey identified by… Read More »104 The Hero’s Journey through The Lion King
Blurb: Tangled presents us a chance to explore St John Paul II’s Theology of the Body! Explore his profound teaching on love, lust and eros… Read More »89 Tangled, Rapunzel and seeing the Light
Blurb: Despite popular opinion, Sleeping Beauty is NOT about a helpless female waiting for the strong man to rescue her. Rather, this classical tale reaches… Read More »72 Sleeping Beauty & the Slumber of Sin (ft. Sr Rosie Drum)
Blurb: The experience of grief and broken dreams is often a lonely journey, yet Pixar’s Up gives us language to share it. Journey with the… Read More »56 Pixar’s Up: On Grief and Broken Dreams
Rediscover Cinderella’s profound Christian roots … and storyline! How do glass slippers, fairy godmothers, ash-covered princesses and a cat named Lucifer echo the biblical story… Read More »52 Cinderella: Politically incorrect or spiritual genius?
Shame is crippling and difficult to discuss openly. Yet Quasimodo and Frollo provide an excellent platform to explore shame, its effects and the means to… Read More »50 Freedom from Shame: The Hunchback of Notre Dame
How does a Disney movie open up a conversation about The Baptism in the Holy Spirit? Join Bernadette MGL, myself & Encanto’s cast (and mansion)… Read More »48 Encanto’s spiritual significance #2: Baptism in the Spirit
Disney’s Encanto is a spiritual banquet … hence, we SHOULD talk about Bruno! Join guest speaker Bernadette Toohey MGL and I, as we explore spiritual… Read More »44 Encanto’s spiritual significance (ft. guest Bernadette Toohey MGL)
A misunderstood notion of “I can just follow my conscience” has been topical lately, even amongst the Catholic faithful. Using the timeless story of Pinocchio… Read More »36 Pinocchio & how conscience is misunderstood today