Faith and Film (prt. 2): The Mission

By Joe LaGuardia When I was in high school, my sister Gina and brother-in-law Frank invited me to join them for dinner in Manhattan with one of Frank’s clients. Frank was a personal trainer and this client had meant a great deal to him; the client, a Jesuit priest whose name I’ve since lost, hadContinue reading “Faith and Film (prt. 2): The Mission”

Faith and Film (prt. 1): House

By Joe LaGuardia I took a course on faith and film years ago in college. The conundrum is this: does film reflect society, or does film shape society? Same can be said of faith: How much does media, whether film or otherwise, shape or inform our faith? This series intends to reflect on the filmsContinue reading “Faith and Film (prt. 1): House”