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John Dougherty is the director of mission and ministry at St. Joseph’s Preparatory School in Philadelphia, Pa.
Anthony Quinn and Leo McKern in ‘The Shoes of the Fisherman’ (MGM)
Arts & CultureCatholic Movie Club
John Dougherty
The election of a pope is a joyful thing. But in this 1968 film starring Anthony Quinn, being pope is the hardest job in the world.
Anthony Quinn and Giulietta Masina in Fellini’s “La Strada” (Janus Films)
Arts & CultureCatholic Movie Club
John Dougherty
Throughout his papacy Pope Francis referenced ‘La Strada’ in homilies, interviews and public addresses.
Michael B. Jordan, left, in “Sinners” (Warner Brothers)
Arts & CultureCatholic Movie Club
John Dougherty
As the film’s title promises, there is plenty of sin on display, even before the vampires arrive.
Arts & CultureCatholic Movie Club
John Dougherty
Martyrdom finds perhaps its most powerful cinematic expression in Carl Theodor Dreyer’s “The Passion of Joan of Arc” (1928), a classic of the silent film era and widely considered one of the greatest films ever made.
Arts & CultureCatholic Movie Club
John Dougherty
‘A Man Escaped’ is a story of a man seeking temporal salvation, but Robert Bresson’s film takes on deeper meaning, becoming a parable of the Spirit.
Martin Sheen stars in a scene from the movie "The Way." (CNS photo/Producers Distribution Agency/ARC) (Oct. 7, 2011)
Arts & CultureCatholic Movie Club
John Dougherty
During Lent, we are called through death to new life. In “The Way” that journey becomes literal.
Oscar Isaac, Justin Timberlake and Carey Mulligan star in a scene from the movie "Inside Llewyn Davis" (CNS photo/CBS Films).
Arts & CultureCatholic Movie Club
John Dougherty
In Llewyn I see a reflection of the human soul: restless, fumbling towards eternal but frequently getting sidetracked.
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John Dougherty
The stories about Catholics that Hollywood tells—and awards—has as much to do with what is happening with the church off-screen as what is shown on-screen.
RaMell Ross/Cinema Guild
Arts & CultureCatholic Movie Club
John Dougherty
RaMell Ross’ film ‘Nickel Boys’ is nominated for Best picture. His 2018 documentary is an attempt to express Black life and history as dynamic and vital.
Picturehouse
Arts & CultureCatholic Movie Club
John Dougherty
“Pan’s Labyrinth” embodies the core tension of Catholic life: the push and pull between the eternal and the worldly.