Tag: Arts & Media

The Wonderful leader and editor of Spokane Faith & Values, Tracy Simmons approached me as she was preparing to launch this site, “Would you consider being one of our writers?” I gave an enthusiastic YES.  A few months later, my first post was published introducing me as a “Social Media Writer.” That was last March. Then I went dark! I have written nothing since. Why? What is wrong with me? Why can’t I get motivated?

At 4 p.m. on Jan. 13 noted guitarist Paul Grove will present a recital at the Cathedral of St. John the Evangelist as part of its Second Sunday Concerts.

Known for his style, flair and sparkle, Grove is a member of the Gonzaga University faculty and colleague of St. John’s organist-choirmaster Janet Ahrend.

Today, "Zero Dark Thirty," a Hollywood movie about the CIA’s hunt for Osama bin Laden, will open across the country. Numerous commentators criticize the film for implying that the graphic torture it depicts was crucial to finding bin Laden, who is killed in the final scenes.

Spokane Faith and Values has more than 40 writers on its team, and now we're happy to announce that we have a brilliant photographer as well!

Please welcome Bethany Mahan.

On Sunday,  at 4p.m., the Cathedral of St. John the Evangelist Second Sunday Recitals will feature cellist Douglas Starkebaum, a senior at Gonzaga University. 

He is a member of the Gonzaga University Symphony as well as the chamber quartet and is studying Cello Performance with Gonzaga professor, Dr. Kevin Hekmatpanah, who regularly performs in St. John’s Second Sunday series.

Breaking Amish premiered on TLC on Sept. 9. It follows four Amish and one Mennonite as they venture out into the world of the English (non-Amish). In Amish culture, teenagers are allowed to participate in a rumspringa, a period of time before their baptism as a full member of the Amish in which they explore the outside world.

What is the religious function of film? Can films operate as theological, religious, and ethical resources?