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June 2016

June 23, 2016

WATCH: Sr. Maria Kim’s Vocation Story

“I felt such joy in my heart, and I felt Jesus ask me in that...

March 2016

March 21, 2016

Christological Battles Around “The Young Messiah”

By Sr. Anne Joan Flanagan, FSP Last week's opening of The Young Messiah in theaters...

March 11, 2016

Young Messiah: Sign up for a Free Cinema Novena to the Holy Family

The Daughters of St. Paul invite you to join them for a “cinema novena” to...

March 10, 2016

The Young Messiah: Filling in the Blanks in the Infancy Narratives

This is a surprisingly dark film, and it is Satan who provokes that darkness, starting...

February 2016

February 24, 2016

Guess Who Is Turning 100 Years Old?

She's the longest-serving Daughter of St Paul in the country (and maybe in the world)!...

February 20, 2016

Sr. Helena Burns Reviews: The Young Messiah

Sr. Helena Burns has a lot to say about this new movie about the boy...

January 2016

January 21, 2016

David Bowie and the Call to Be Cultural Mystics

The Daughters of St. Paul regularly pray for people who influence our culture, like David...

January 18, 2016

Sr. Helena Burns Reviews: The Revenant

The film never blinks. The film never flinches. The film never looks away. The film...

January 14, 2016

What Fight Club and St. Cyprian Have in Common

What does the movie Fight Club and St. Cyprian have in common? Nothing? You are...

December 2015

December 10, 2015

The Problem of Suffering and Evangelizing Our Loved Ones

I was recently on the Drew Mariani Show to talk about The Year of Mercy...

November 2015

November 30, 2015

Should You See “The Letters” Movie About Mother Teresa?

Three of my sisters have reviewed the new movie about Mother Teresa, which makes me...

November 17, 2015

Want to Fight ISIS? Here’s How…

There is an epic battle between good and evil going on in our world. We...

November 11, 2015

LISTEN: Discussing Belligerent Behavior Online with Drew Mariani

If you weren't able to catch me on the Drew Mariani Show discussing my controversial...

November 06, 2015

Novena for the Media – Days 7, 8, and 9

We are getting close to the end of the webathon, and today we focus on...

November 05, 2015

Novena for the Media – Day 6

Meet our elderly sisters!

November 04, 2015

Novena for the Media – Day 5

Pick a color: but not just any color! Visit our sisters in graphic design and...

November 04, 2015

Sr. Helena Burns Reviews: Spotlight

"Spotlight" is the recounting of the "Spotlight" team of intrepid investigative reporters at the Boston...

November 03, 2015

Novena for the Media: Day 4

Day 4 of the Novena for the Media includes a beautiful prayer for photographers.

November 02, 2015

Novena for the Media: Day 3

Day 3 of the Novena for the Media includes a beautiful prayer for artists.

November 01, 2015

Sr. Helena Burns Reviews: Jem and the Holograms

Jem and the Holograms is a great film for young people, with one BIG drawback.

October 2015

October 31, 2015

Novena for the Media: Day 1

Join the Daughters of St. Paul in praying a novena for the media as...

October 30, 2015

Novena for the Media (and Help the Nuns!)

My sisters are beginning a novena for the media (just in time!) as part of...

October 15, 2015

Sr. Hosea Reviews: The Intern with Robert De Niro and Anne Hathaway

Although many critics panned The Intern, I believe the film has much to say, especially...

October 12, 2015

The JP2 Inter-Faith Film Festival Is Coming to Town!

I am so glad that I am in New England for the fall weather. I...

October 07, 2015

Sr. Helena Burns Reviews: Pawn Sacrifice with Tobey Maguire

Sr. Helena Burns has a lot to say about the new movie "Pawn Sacrifice" by...

September 2015

September 18, 2015

Sr. Helena Burns Reviews: 90 Minutes in Heaven

Sr. Helena Burns reviews 90 Minutes in Heaven and she's not happy. "And that moustache..."

September 11, 2015

Sr. Helena Burns Reviews: War Room

"Just the thought of "a film about prayer" could make the holiest Christian pastor tremble...

September 01, 2015

Two New Nuns Share Why They Chose Their Names!

Sr. Chelsea and Sr. Carly have allowed me to share with you the reflections they...

August 2015

August 21, 2015

St. Louis Catholics Know How to Catholic: Trip to STL!

St. Louis Catholics know how to Catholic. And I am coming in September to share...

July 2015

July 24, 2015

The Prodigal You Love Only 99 Cents on Kindle!

Loved ones away from the Church? Invite them back. Today and tomorrow only, you can...