SJA Table Talk

Bishop Barron: Bill Nye is not the Philosopher Guy (and Plato's Cave)

Music Connection: Mumford & Son's The Cave (see below) In Bishop Barron’s video post below, he wants to address an issue that is infecting the minds of many young people today, namely scientism. Not to put too fine a point on it, scientism is the reduction of all knowledge to... Read more →

Steve Martin - Atheist's Don't Have No Songs (live on David Letterman)

What do atheist's sing about when they get together? When comedian Steve Martin thought about this he teamed up with his band, The Steep Canyon Rangers, to make a song. And the result is absolutely hilarious! Read more →

BOOK | The Divine Comedy, by Dante

The Spiritual Master Pope Francis wants us to read > Pope Francis suggests The Divine Comedy is vital reading for the Year of Mercy> The Divine Comedy is an epic poem by Dante Alighieri, begun c. 1308 and completed 1320, a year before his death in 1321. It is widely... Read more →

SONG | 'Multiplicity' by NEEDTOBREATHE

Multiplied is a song that displays how the band Needtobreathe was feeling at a rough time in their lives. Needtobreathe's lead singer, Bo, says that the first line from his favorite hymn sings these words: "The Love of God is greater far than tongue or pen can ever tell". Bo... Read more →

MOVIE | Entertaining Angels - The Dorothy Day Story (Year of Mercy, Corporal Works of Mercy)

Watch on Amazon Movies | Watch the Official Trailer Note that Dorothy Day was an Oblate of St. Procopius Abbey in Lisle, IL Read More> "If you feed the poor, you're a Saint... if you ask why they're poor... you are a communist" ~ Dorothy Day The story of this... Read more →

MOVIE | Horton Hears a Who (pro-life: 'A person's a person no matter how small')

Watch Original T.V. version on Youtube (25 minutes) > Watch Movie With Jim Carey and Steve Carell on Amazon > | Watch Trailer > Even if you are not a Dr. Seuss fan, you will be surprised by how much you will enjoy watching the movie with your children. The... Read more →

MUSIC VIDEO | 'There Goes My Life' a Pro-life song by Kenny Chesney

A teen is blindsided when he finds out that his girlfriend is pregnant. He tells the audience that his dreams of skipping town after graduation and hanging out on the coast are ruined; in the chorus he sings, "There goes my life." By the next verse he is married to... Read more →

ART | The Light of the World (1853)

'The Light of the World' (1853) by the pre-Raphaelite artist William Holman Hunt. “Behold, I stand at the door, and knock: if any man hear my voice, and open the door, I will come in to him, and will sup with him, and he with me.” (Rev. 3:20) The biblical... Read more →

U2 - Vertigo, '40' and other faith-based songs

U2 is the most successful rock band of all time. But few people realize how religious many of their songs are as well as the band - particularly their front man, Bono. Below are just a couple examples of great U2 rock & roll that honors God. Reference: for context... Read more →

A French Short Film that illustrates the teachings of St. Thomas Acquinas

'By acting like a man in love, he became a man in love again' That is the main lesson from the 5 minute short film Bastille, Paris Je T'aime. St. Thomas Aquinas would embrace this film, as it suggests that the Body & Soul are inextricably intertwined. That the body... Read more →