I recently had the privilege of participating in a long form discussion on the Catholic Culture Podcast about movies, music, and contemplation. This episode is a response to a recent Pints With Aquinas video by the great Fr. Gregory Pine, O.P., about some of the pitfalls which modern media consumption presents to those trying to live the spiritual life.
From my side as a filmmaker, I particularly wanted to focus on questions of film form - visually and rhythmically - which are often taken for granted or ignored in Catholic discussions of moving images and media in general. Thomas, being the musician, brought a mini-masterclass on questions of interacting with music.
It's a long one - over two hours - which allowed us some room to go deep into some of these questions. Maybe throw us on and tackle a chore you've been putting off? In any case, we hope you enjoy it and that this would further the conversation on art and contemplation.
Check it out on Youtube, Apple, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts. And thanks, as always, to host Thomas Mirus for engaging this topic and inviting me along.