Christian Reflections on Movies

On November 5. 2020, I received this email from Magis Center founded by the Jesuit scholar Fr. Robert Spitzer (Can you find God in science? "Against the Tide," a new documentary featuring Dr. John Lennox, says you can. In theatres on Nov. 19, 20, and 23, "Against the Tide" is a new feature-length documentary on the life, work, and mission of legendary University of Oxford professor, mathematician, and philosopher Dr. John Lennox) - A trailer can be seen here. I am reminded by the review of movies made by another Catholic scholar, Fr. Daniel Callam; CSB in 2018. Fr. Callam wrote a book "A Catholic Goes to the Movies". He was interviewed by Catholic Focus here. In the interview Fr. Callam explains the moral reasons that drove him to watch and review the movies. This is how Catholic Focus presented it...(In the episode of Catholic Focus, Noel Ocol sits down with Basilian Theologian and movie critic Fr. Daniel Callam, C.S.B and talk about his book, "A Catholic Goes to the Movies". They also review some of the big block buster hits of the past years. Fr. Daniel Callam, C.S.B., was born in Amherstburg, Ontario. He is a graduate of the University of Toronto and the University of St. Michael’s College. After receiving his doctorate in theology from the University of Oxford, he was Associate Professor of Religious Studies at Saint Thomas More College in Saskatoon. He founded the Canadian Catholic Review, which he edited for fifteen years until 1997, when he was appointed to the faculty of theology at the University of Saint Thomas in Houston, Texas. He returned to Canada in 2008, first to Holy Rosary Church, Toronto, and then to Cardinal Flahiff Centre) Fr. Callam lives today at Presentation Manor in Toronto. It is great to learn how Christian moral teachers provide insights in today's movies especially that some movies present violence and other immoral scenes.