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Here you will find resources that may aid you in your viewing the
upcoming film, "The Passion of the Christ." How does one view the
violence? How can we reflect on the deeper meaning of the film
and the experience of viewing it? In the last section, you
will find a resource helpful when teaching the youth!
Be sure to check back for updates until the film airs.
Pauline Media website (Catholic media ministry) with
background and reflection material around the movie and Catholic
teaching/spirituality on Christ’s passion. It includes prayers, art,
poetry, music, stories of contemporary suffering and healing, and
many citations from Pope John Paul II.
 Official
Site for "The Passion of the Christ"
View trailers, lots of downloads, parish bulletin inserts,
advance ticket sales, group sales, PDF flyers, and more! Be
sure to click "E N T E R S I T E".
PDF
Guide downloadable and reproducible with some suggested
discussion & faith-sharing questions to help adults “unpack” the
film after viewing it, as well as info on how to do this in a 4-week
small group format or a one-day Day of Reflection format (from
Ascension Press).
A
Viewer’s Guide to Contemporary Passion Plays, PDF, including
Vatican II teachings, from Creighton University.
Why Mel Owes One to the Jews by Rabbi Daniel Lapin, radio talk show host and President of
Toward Tradition,
a bridge-building organization providing a voice for all
Americans who defend the Judeo-Christian values vital for our
nation’s survival.
"'The Passion' … for Its Author, Is a Mass" by Vittorio
Messori who is the first journalist in history to publish a
book-length interview with a pope, the multimillion-selling
"Crossing the Threshold of Hope" (1994), as well as numerous other
works such as "The Ratzinger Report" (1987) and his best-selling "Ipotesi
su Gesù" (The Jesus Hypothesis, 1976). ROME,
FEB. 18, 2004
Finding
Meaning In the Passion of the Christ by Don Kania, OP. Movie review, early development, Scriptural foundations,
awareness and social issues, modern film, and making connections to
the stations of the cross.
Should You Take Your Teens to The Passion As it is Rated 'R'
by the Christian Broadcasting Network
Review from a Duquesne University (Catholic university in
Pittsburgh) art history professor after viewing rough cut in Rome.
Symposium
Papers presented on “The Passion of The Christ,” sponsored
by Creighton University and the University of Nebraska at Omaha.
Movie Review, PDF, from Protestant screenwriter’s
perspective, respectful of Catholicism.
Announcement of “R” rating for “The Passion of the Christ”
from Catholic
News Service
Movie
Review, Fr. Dominic de Lay, OP
Catholic Passion
Outreach The Catholic Exchange brings you resources for
evangelization with a handful of free downloads.
“The Bible, The Jews, and The
Death of Jesus: A Collection of Catholic Documents,” from U.S.
Conference of Catholic Bishops’ Committee for Ecumenical and
Inter-religious Affairs, to be available Feb. 23, 2004. 128 pages,
$11.95, 1-800-235-8722. Intended for use by pastors, teachers, for
parish discussions, and for Catholic-Jewish dialogue.
Statements from some U.S.
dioceses:
Galveston-Houston
Denver
Paterson, New Jersey
Yahoo Movie Review
Using Movies to Teach
by Rita Ramos
This section is contributed by
Rita Ramos, Office Religious Formation and Youth Ministry for the
Archdiocese of Omaha. It
is included for parents and other adults who teach teenagers.
Preparation Steps
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Preview
Always preview the movie that you will be using with
young people.
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Prepare
Put the movie/clip into context for the young people.
Help them to see how it fits into the learning. Let the students
know what it is you would like them to watch for that might be
part of the processing afterwards.
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Pick
and choose
While watching a movie in its entirety may hold some
value, you may also be able to achieve the same goals by
choosing certain clips. After previewing the movie, decide what
it is you really want the youth to learn or reflect upon and how
best will the movie help to do that.
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Permissions
If the movie is rated ‘R’, get written permission
from their parents, even if you are just showing clips. It may
be advantageous to let the parents know how the movie or the
clip will be used in the learning process. As you decide how to
promote or use ‘R’ rated movies, you would be wise to do so
cautiously—and prayerfully—and in ways that are consistent with
the ministry context God has put you in.
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Process
Make sure you have a process ready to use to help the
young people ‘unpack’ the film after the viewing.
Sample Process
from 'Youth Works' Center
for Ministry Development.
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Awareness
This is an exploration step to be used before the TV show, song,
video, or movie is consumed. How would you prepare an individual
or a group to listen to or watch this media presentation? What
themes, ideas, or questions should they be aware of and thinking
about as it begins?
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Listen to or Watch the Media
Presentation.
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Analysis
This is the step in which people look deeply at various issues
related to the song, TV show, commercials, videos, etc. that
have been heard or seen. How would you get people thinking and
maybe discussing the way your media presentation either
responsibly or irresponsibly talked about human relationships,
images of males, images of females, how to be happy or
fulfilled, the purpose of life, and other important life issues,
social issues, and social problems? Try to be creative.
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Christian Reflection
This step basically addresses the question, "So what's the big
deal?" The goal here is to help individuals or groups to name
how the media presentation was either in line with or out of
whack with one's personal values, with the gospel and Christian
values, and/or the way that one's hearing/seeing the media
presentation imagines "the way things ought to be." How would
you help people think about and discuss their personal beliefs
and values, true Christian beliefs and values, and their
personal visions and dreams in relationship to the media
presentation you have been working with? Try to be creative with
this.
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Action
This is something done as a result of what has been discovered
through the first four steps. What activity could you design to
help an individual or a group of people to decide what they will
do as a response to the media presentation and their thoughts
and feelings about it?
Reprinted with permission of Rita Ramos.
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