Sports are watched and played every day by people all over the world.   What is a sport? According to the Oxford dictionary, a sport is an activity involving physical exertion and skill in which an individual or team competes against another or others for entertainment.  What is Religion? Religion is a set of stories…

In the Catholic eyes, sex performed by an unmarried couple or without the purpose of procreation can subject you to eternal damnation. Now go around and ask Catholics you know if they believe that, and if they truly followed it. Okay, not actually asking people, but if you did and they were honest, you may…

By Katie Kraemer Contextualizing the 1960s and 70s Before we can discuss 1973’s hit film adaptation of William Peter Blatty’s 1971 novel, The Exorcist, it’s important to lay the groundwork to explain why the film thrived in the environment of the late 20th century. The various social developments of the 1960s and 1970s in the…

Bernadette’s story is one expected of duty, obedience, and previously constructed Catholic gender roles. However, her visions of the Virgin Mary and what came of them could be interpreted as deeply feminist and resistant to the policing of Catholic female worship and faith. The movie, The Song of Bernadette, is based on the novel by…

West Side Story (2021): Catholic flavor hidden within the classic Romeo and Juliet story. By: Sara Reathaford “Steven Spielberg rediscovers the breathing, troubling essence of a classic, building a bold and current screen musical with no pretense to perfection.” “West Side Story Review: In Love and War, 1957 Might Be Tonight” The New York Times, 8…

Catholicism has a way of showing up in many horror films. We see it in The Exorcist to later films, such as The Nun, but no Catholic horror film can match up to what Deliver Us from Evil is. This film brings depth to Catholicism instead of focusing on stereotypical priests, exorcists, and demonology. THE…

Published By Stacy Escobar November 24, 2020 Abstract/ Introduction of Mi Familia Mi Familia encompassed multiple facets of a Mexican- American family living in the southwest region. The film touched on various topics such as machismo, pachucos/cholos, familia, borders, trauma, police brutality, violent white patriarchy, capitalism, discrimination/racism, internal struggles for identity, and religious practice both…

Santitos, based on a novel by María Amparo Escandón, is a somewhat comedic film about a Mexican woman who goes on a journey to find her daughter who she believes is still alive somewhere in Mexico. Esperanza, a beautiful and devoutly religious young widow, lives in the quaint Veracruz town of Tlacotalpan with her teenage…

The Rite (2011) Mikael Håfström’s “The Rite” (2011) is a horror/thriller movie that stands out amongst many other horror films out to date.  The film follows the story of Michael Kovak, a college student majoring in theology in order to become a priest. However, early in the film, it is evident that Michael no longer…

Real Women Have Curves directed by Patricia Cardoso, based on the play by Josefina Lopez, is a film about a first generation Mexican-American teen who has just graduated high school and wants to go to college. Her family is not very supportive of her dreams and think that Ana should stay home and help provide…