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Transcript of Cinema divina
SIGNIS Catholic Communicator Forum Charlotte, NC June 20, 2014
WHAT IS CINEMA DIVINA?
Cinema Divina : -‐ Drawn from ancient practice of lectio divina
-‐ A sure portal through which to engage our noisy, over stimulated, hyper techno world
-‐ Can lead us to spiritual growth -‐ Sharing our light with the world
-‐ Discover the face of God
When communities share the lectio, and by extension cinema divina, the Holy Spirit opens minds and hearts allowing genuine spiritual growth to happen.
CINEMA DIVINA CAN BE AN AUTHENTIC ENCOUNTER WITH GOD THROUGH THE SCRIPTURES
-‐ Lectio: reading; basic literary analysis: context, words, images, characters, for, genre, structure of the Scriptures
-‐ Meditatio: the content of the passage and present dispositions of the person: the reader does not choose the passage or word he likes best but says the word or phrase that chose him
-‐ Oratio: spontaneous prayer that Mlows from the reading
-‐ Contemplatio: relish and savor the experience and praising God for it
-‐ Actio: discerning a course of action beyond oneself into the world
Lectio Divina
goes beyond the simple narrative or how we feel at the end of the Milm -‐ What it says (narrative) -‐ How it makes us feel -‐ Discovering the seeds of the Gospel
-‐ The face of God in humanity and creation
-‐ Chooses us
Cinema divina
Cinema Divina Lectio -‐ reading, listening, attending to the Milm; involves basic cinematic analysis: context, words, images, characters, form, genre, motifs, cinematography, structure, music, sound Mediatatio – takes into account the content of the Milm, your present dispositions; instead of choosing the part you liked best, or the “message” you like, you are grasped by the experience Oratio – spontaneous pryer Mlows from experiencing and meditating on the Milm Contemplatio – relishing the experiencing, the spiritual, praising God for it Actio – discerning a course of action beyond oneself into the world
“The cinema has always been interested in God” – Andre Bazin
-‐ Cinema Divina is to experience the ineffability of grace in the world
-‐ Theme -‐ Lectio divina -‐ View Milm -‐ Break for refreshments -‐ Gather in a circle -‐ Questions for reMlection and conversation -‐ Closing prayer (provided or spontaneous)
A Reading from the Letter of James Therefore confess your sins to one another, and pray for one another, so that you may be healed. The prayer of the righteous is powerful and effective. Elijah was a human being like us, and he prayed fervently that it might not rain, and for three years and six months it did not rain on the earth. 18Then he prayed again, and the heaven gave rain and the earth yielded its harvest. My brothers and sisters,* if anyone among you wanders from the truth and is brought back by another, you should know that whoever brings back a sinner from wandering will save the sinner’s* soul from death and will cover a multitude of sins.
Smoke Signals Blessed are the
Poor in Spirit James 5: 16-‐20
For Re'lection and Conversation 1. Does this Milm match your understanding of Native Americans in our country? Victor and Thomas often joke about “white” perceptions of them. What are your perceptions? 2. How did the two young men in the movie portray poverty of spirit? Does material poverty have any bearing on spiritual poverty? How are these realities the same yet different? 3. What impressed you about the “pilgrimage” to and from Arizona for Victor and Thomas? Did they discover a new understanding of Arnold Joseph? 4. How does the Letter of James shed meaning on the Milm when, at the end, Victor scatters Arnold’s ashes from the bridge. The poem is about forgiving our fathers. It ends, “If we forgive our fathers, what is left?” Does Victor really forgive his father? Does he withhold forgiveness? 5. Which characters in the Milm seem to be poor in spirit, that is, rich in spirit? How does he/she manifest this richness of spirit? Prayer Lord, bless families who suffer and grieve, who feel poor in spirit. Give them your gifts of hope and peace. Amen.