George Weigel called Bishop Robert Barron’s series Catholicism “The most important media project in the history of the Catholic Church in America” – I would add in Europe, too – and it’s easy to see why. After years of beige and guitars, suddenly the Church was on view in its true beauty and majesty, with a clever, funny, on-the-ball nar ator who was an absolute natural on camera. Why had it taken so long for someone/anyone, let alone a Catholic priest, to exploit the new media riches on offer in order to display and investigate the incomparable riches of the Catholic Church?
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Contemplating Christ: Julia Hamilton is moved by a new film exploring religious art
george weigel called bishop robert barron’s series catholicism “the most important media project in the history of the catholic church in am...
Julia Hamilton
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