tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7813401571399214066.post2947876719979962251..comments2023-04-14T06:28:24.245-04:00Comments on From My Catholic Perspective: The whole world in our family roomKarihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07189228866239286310noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7813401571399214066.post-70887676908117571472012-04-04T13:56:30.018-04:002012-04-04T13:56:30.018-04:00Sue- I agree completely about the control we have...Sue- I agree completely about the control we have with DVD's. I never used to be much of a movie person, it seemed like such a passive way to spend my time, but I have grown to really appreciate the time to just be with my family relaxing together. <br /><br />Thanks for stopping by, I hope and pray you are doing well, KariKarihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07189228866239286310noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7813401571399214066.post-44968325816796754502012-04-04T13:54:49.798-04:002012-04-04T13:54:49.798-04:00Gardenia- Thanks for the wonderful suggestions. ...Gardenia- Thanks for the wonderful suggestions. Our family really loves movies, probably because we don't watch t.v. <br /><br />I have heard a lot about A Man for All Seasons but have never seen it. I have never heard of Becket but both movies sound worth checking out. Stories of the saints are always so inspiring. <br /><br />Hope your holy week is going well and that your Lenten journey of "Shaking the Bonds of Stuff" has been successful and renewing. I did not do as well with it as I had hoped...but maybe I can make up for it this week.<br /><br />Blessings, KariKarihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07189228866239286310noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7813401571399214066.post-43396171429174621462012-04-03T17:28:09.665-04:002012-04-03T17:28:09.665-04:00Hi Kari.
We love documentaries too! Also we have ...Hi Kari.<br /><br />We love documentaries too! Also we have a good library of Shakespeare plays, Gilbert and Sullivan and other musicals, saints stories as well as movies on DVD.<br /><br />I am not a movie person myself but the rest of the family do enjoy sitting down together and having a family movie night. Not educational really but lots of fun.<br /><br />We don't watch the regular TV programs either. I prefer the control we have with DVDs: we can watch what we like, when we like. And no ads!<br /><br />I wish we had Netflix. It sounds wonderful!<br /><br />This is such an interesting topic.Sue Elvishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04461161335483760142noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7813401571399214066.post-92035235172118908382012-04-03T17:18:17.733-04:002012-04-03T17:18:17.733-04:00I meant NOT opposed to movies ...I meant NOT opposed to movies ...Gardeniahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01425036479074701700noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7813401571399214066.post-88433329505153995932012-04-03T17:17:37.986-04:002012-04-03T17:17:37.986-04:00I'm incredibly impressed that you all shut the...I'm incredibly impressed that you all shut the tv off, and it makes me think that maybe we could (definitely should!) do the same. The TV so easily ends up being the babysitter, the distractor, when really, there are a million other educational, creative, religious, familial things to do that are so much better for children and adults. I love documentaries too and have found some good ones on Netflix. Since you are opposed to movies, I wil tell you I did find two very good movies on netflix: A man for all seaons which was an outstanding drama (nonfiction) of the life of St. Thomas More starring oh I can't remember that wonderful actor's name but very very good. Also, the movie Becket we found on Netflix and that is the nonfiction drama of the life of St. Thomas Becket starring Peter O'Toole as King Henry and Richard Burton as Becket. Oh I loved those. Not sure how old your children are, but they would not be for young children. Becket had a brief sexual scene, now that I think about it, so definitely adult only for that one. I hope you are having a blessed Holy Week.Gardeniahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01425036479074701700noreply@blogger.com