2024

Theme: Sursum Corda: Lifting Up Our Hearts in a Time of Crisis

Mike Church— Date Night at the Movies — Mary and the Ghost

 In this engaging presentation, complete with audio and visual clips, Mr. Mike Church, founder of the Veritas Radio Network, defends the premise that, while there is no longer any Catholic voice fighting to hold back the devil’s influence in Hollywood, the Holy Ghost Himself nevertheless remains active even there.

Drawing from six specific samples of popular culture, Mr. Church points out the presence of the good, the true, and the beautiful hidden where you would least expect it: Paul McCartney’s number one hit single, “Let It Be;” the stunning cinematic portrayal of the life of Bl. Franz Jagerstatter in The Hidden Life; the astonishingly anti-Malthusian plotline of Infinity Wars; and more! “Complete surrender guarantees defeat,” Mr. Church argues. “We cannot leave this battlefield” of popular entertainment, much as the enemy would love for us to. On the contrary—we must reclaim it for Christ the King!