{"id":230788,"date":"2024-09-08T17:37:41","date_gmt":"2024-09-08T17:37:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newhampshiredigitalnews.com\/index.php\/2024\/09\/08\/the-catholic-culture-podcast-139\/"},"modified":"2024-09-08T17:37:41","modified_gmt":"2024-09-08T17:37:41","slug":"the-catholic-culture-podcast-139","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newhampshiredigitalnews.com\/index.php\/2024\/09\/08\/the-catholic-culture-podcast-139\/","title":{"rendered":"The Catholic Culture Podcast: 139"},"content":{"rendered":"


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Aug 12, 2022<\/p>\n

In a recent video on the<\/span>
\nPints with Aquinas<\/span><\/em>
\nchannel, Gregory Pine, O.P. voiced
\nhis concern that mass entertainment, particularly music and movies,
\nis often an obstacle to achieving the heavenly end of contemplation
\nfor which we are made. What is noteworthy is that unlike the
\ntypical Catholic commentary on pop culture, Fr. Pine does not focus
\nso much on the moral content of music and movies as how their very
\nform affects us bodily, psychologically and spiritually.<\/span><\/p>\n

In this discussion inspired by
\nFr. Pine\u2019s points, host Thomas Mirus and filmmaker Nathan Douglas
\nspecify some elements of music and film which are obstacles to the
\ncontemplative life, but also suggest how, rather than simply
\neschewing music and movies, we can engage with better art in a
\ndeeper way which serves the contemplative end of man.<\/span><\/p>\n

Timestamps:<\/strong><\/p>\n

0:00 Intro<\/span><\/p>\n

6:31 Fr. Pine video
\nrecap<\/span><\/p>\n

11:08 Risks of treating media as
\n\u201cjunk food\u201d rather than demanding better media<\/span><\/p>\n

14:44 Cultivating openness to
\nmore artistic films<\/span><\/p>\n

17:31 Discursive reasoning is
\nnot the highest mode of contemplation<\/span><\/p>\n

20:26 Music is the most simply
\ncontemplative art form<\/span><\/p>\n

22:58 The relation of film to
\nreality<\/span><\/p>\n

25:13 Advertising and glossiness
\nin modern cinema<\/span><\/p>\n

29:38 Problem with putting
\nCatholic content into Hollywood forms<\/span><\/p>\n

31:28 A film\u2019s editing rhythm
\ncan hinder contemplation<\/span><\/p>\n

38:24 Learning intuitively to
\ntell hackwork from good craft<\/span><\/p>\n

42:15 Rhythmic excitement
\ndoesn\u2019t equal mediocrity<\/span><\/p>\n

46:23 Conclusion of film
\ndiscussion<\/span><\/p>\n

48:02 Applying Augustine\u2019s
\ntheory of evil as privation to art<\/span><\/p>\n

49:34 The necessity of both
\nlower and higher forms of music<\/span><\/p>\n

55:46 In what sense should
\nCatholics \u201cengage with pop culture\u201d?<\/span><\/p>\n

59:33 Pop music dominated by
\ncomputers, focused on lyrics, lack of melody<\/span><\/p>\n

1:07:53 The personal element in
\nart<\/span><\/p>\n

1:12:08 Music, the senses, and
\ncontemplation beyond words<\/span><\/p>\n

1:18:22 Music\u2019s stimulation of
\nthe body<\/span><\/p>\n

1:22:45 Using music to indulge
\nemotions<\/span><\/p>\n

1:27:09 Can music be
\n\u201cimmoral\u201d?<\/span><\/p>\n

1:32:06 Mistaking slow for good
\nin film<\/span><\/p>\n

1:34:11 Educating the faithful
\nfor artistic depth<\/span><\/p>\n

1:43:50 Can sense images serve
\nthe spiritual life?<\/span><\/p>\n

1:49:18 What music communicates
\nabout reality<\/span><\/p>\n

1:56:20 There\u2019s no formula for
\nbeauty<\/span><\/p>\n

2:01:08 Simple receptivity to
\nGod\u2019s beauty<\/span><\/p>\n

2:03:54<\/span> Recommended resources<\/span><\/p>\n

Resources:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Fr. Gregory Pine, \u201cI stopped
\nlistening to music.\u201d<\/span> https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=vVh4rHubNOc<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

Elizabeth-Paule Labat,<\/span>
\nThe Song That I Am: On the
\nMystery of Music<\/span><\/em>
\nhttps:\/\/litpress.org\/Products\/MW040P\/The-Song-That-I-Am<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

Etienne Gilson,<\/span>
\nThe Arts of the
\nBeautiful<\/span><\/em>
\nhttps:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Arts-Beautiful-Scholarly-Etienne-Gilson\/dp\/1564782506<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

Criteria: The Catholic Film
\nPodcast<\/span>
\nhttps:\/\/www.catholicculture.org\/commentary\/category\/criteria<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

CCP #126: How Charlie Parker\u2019s
\nMusic Changed My Life<\/span>
\nhttps:\/\/www.catholicculture.org\/commentary\/126-how-charlie-parker-changed-my-life<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

CCP #28: An Introduction to
\nMaritain\u2019s Poetic Philosophy w\/ Samuel Hazo<\/span>
\nhttps:\/\/www.catholicculture.org\/commentary\/episode-28-introduction-to-maritains-poetic-philosophy-samuel-hazo<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

Nathan Douglas,<\/span>
\nThe Vocation of
\nCinema<\/span><\/em> https:\/\/vocationofcinema.substack.com<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

Fr. Pine’s lecture on literature referenced by
\nNathan\u00a0https:\/\/soundcloud.com\/thomisticinstitute\/literature-as-philosophy-fr-gregory-pine-op<\/a><\/p>\n

This podcast is a production of CatholicCulture.org. If you like
\nthe show, please consider supporting us! http:\/\/catholicculture.org\/donate\/audio<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n