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  • Catholic Meditation: "Mostly" by Vian Izak

    Join us in prayer today as we meditate with the song "Mostly" by Vian Izak feat. Juniper Vale.

    Please support our two artists today by listening to their music and adding "Mostly" to your playlists!License for "Mostly" purchased from AudiioIf you want more prayer like this, check out our Mystic Moments playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLU9CCyV8566r1eBhKf_OE2NsX2t195qMVIf you're interested and willing to support us on Patreon: patreon.com/MediaMystics

    13 min
  • The Iron Giant on Identity (Ep.11)

    Today we explore the film "The Iron Giant" from a Catholic Christian perspective.If you're interested and willing to support us on Patreon: https://patreon.com/MediaMysticsAttributions:Thank you to our good friend, Jared, for composing our music.Background Curtain image from rawpixel.com on FreePik. (https://www.freepik.com/free-photo/white-curtain-product-backdrop_18144933.htm#fromView=search&page=1&position=3&uuid=686cdc24-bbf9-4654-b10a-009995a0a24e)Poster Frame Image from FreePik.com (https://www.freepik.com/free-photo/mock-up-billboards-wall_5550361.htm#fromView=search&page=1&position=1&uuid=9e1aba62-821d-43b0-9a13-12aebe6f1fec)Paper Texture File on Poster from kues1 on FreePik (https://www.freepik.com/free-photo/white-paper-texture_1012270.htm#&position=1&from_view=author&uuid=63717529-2f54-4a3a-a77b-7656819bfd77)Thumbnail designed with elements from Canva

    1 hr 18 min
  • Mystic Moments: Humility and "The Little Prince"

    Join us in prayer today as we meditate with the book "The Little Prince" by Antoine de Saint-ExuperyIf you want more prayer like this, check out our Mystic Moments playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLU9CCyV8566r1eBhKf_OE2NsX2t195qMVIf you're interested and willing to support us on Patreon: patreon.com/MediaMystics

    13 min
  • Podcast: The Little Prince: A Catholic Perspective

    Today we explore the novella "The Little Prince" from a Catholic Christian perspective.If you're interested and willing to support us on Patreon: https://patreon.com/MediaMysticsAttributions:Thank you to our good friend, Jared, for composing our music.Background Curtain image from rawpixel.com on FreePik. (https://www.freepik.com/free-photo/white-curtain-product-backdrop_18144933.htm#fromView=search&page=1&position=3&uuid=686cdc24-bbf9-4654-b10a-009995a0a24e)Poster Frame Image from FreePik.com (https://www.freepik.com/free-photo/mock-up-billboards-wall_5550361.htm#fromView=search&page=1&position=1&uuid=9e1aba62-821d-43b0-9a13-12aebe6f1fec)Paper Texture File on Poster from kues1 on FreePik (https://www.freepik.com/free-photo/white-paper-texture_1012270.htm#&position=1&from_view=author&uuid=63717529-2f54-4a3a-a77b-7656819bfd77)

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    1 hr 37 min
  • Examination of Cypher - The Matrix

    Join us in prayer today as we meditate with the film "The Matrix" (1999). If you want more prayer like this, check out our Mystic Moments playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLU9CCyV8566r1eBhKf_OE2NsX2t195qMVIf you're interested and willing to support us on Patreon: patreon.com/MediaMystics

    14 min
  • Longing in the Matrix (Movie Meditation)

    Join us in prayer today as we meditate with the film "The Matrix" (1999).If you want more prayer like this, check out our Mystic Moments playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLU9CCyV8566r1eBhKf_OE2NsX2t195qMVIf you're interested and willing to support us on Patreon: patreon.com/MediaMystics

    10 min
  • The Matrix: A Catholic Perspective (Ep.9)

    Today we explore "The Matrix" from a Catholic Christian perspective.If you're interested and willing to support us on Patreon: https://patreon.com/MediaMysticsCorrection: I don't think that scene was in The Exiles! I can't remember what book it was, but I believe "The Exiles" was another book in that semester's reading list, and I can't recall what book I was referencing.Chapters:0:00:00 Intro0:00:51 General Opinions0:01:30 Plato's Cave. What is Reality?0:05:40 Descartes. Is This Real?0:09:40 Neo and Paschal Mystery0:10:50 Names0:13:25 Hungry for Something0:14:38 Hope and Neo's Failing0:16:00 Trinity's Monologue and AI0:21:20 St. John Paul II0:23:25 You've been down this road... Media0:26:51 Nerdwriter1's: Real Danger of AI0:29:00 What Makes me Human0:31:28 Cypher's Dinner0:34:58 Difficulty in the Spiritual Life0:37:57 Freedom0:40:05 Sterilized Murder0:42:00 What is "The Real World" for the Christian?0:43:40 The Danger of Oracles and Mediums0:46:37 Agents and Demons0:49:17 Red Pill/Blue Pill0:52:05 Original Sin0:58:04 Baptism1:01:14 The Second Coming?1:02:30 Ending Monologue1:05:21 Announcement1:05:45 Freedom1:13:44 Angels

    1:16:48 Incredible Witness of Jason Shanks

    1:21:32 The Not Good

    1:36:52 Redemptive Suffering

    1:40:00 The Not Good Pt.2

    1:48:20 Ready Player One1:49:19 Prayer1:52:20 OutroLinks:Nerdwriter1's Wonderful episode on The Real Danger of ChatGPT (https://youtu.be/AAwbvGywdOc?si=Z_eZbgFZYOGLpPm8)Fr Dan Reehil, Exorcist, on Sean Ryan Show (https://youtu.be/0svd0YPi-9I?si=y47V0OfrzByEF1vk)Jason Shanks Witness (https://youtu.be/hJc8QpGer1A?t=2353)Attributions:Thank you to our good friend, Jared, for composing our music.Background Curtain image from rawpixel.com on FreePik. (https://www.freepik.com/free-photo/white-curtain-product-backdrop_18144933.htm#fromView=search&page=1&position=3&uuid=686cdc24-bbf9-4654-b10a-009995a0a24e)Poster Frame Image from FreePik.com (https://www.freepik.com/free-photo/mock-up-billboards-wall_5550361.htm#fromView=search&page=1&position=1&uuid=9e1aba62-821d-43b0-9a13-12aebe6f1fec)Paper Texture File on Poster from kues1 on FreePik (https://www.freepik.com/free-photo/white-paper-texture_1012270.htm#&position=1&from_view=author&uuid=63717529-2f54-4a3a-a77b-7656819bfd77)Thumbnail Background image @Ron Lach from Pexels

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    1 hr 53 min
  • Stick Season by Noah Kahan (Meditation)

    Join us in prayer today as we meditate with the song "Stick Season" by Noah Kahan

    If you want more prayer like this, check out our Mystic Moments playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLU9CCyV8566r1eBhKf_OE2NsX2t195qMV

    If you're interested and willing to support us on Patreon: patreon.com/MediaMystics

    10 min
  • Four Catholic Teachers on The Greatest Showman (Ep.8)

    Today we explore "The Greatest Showman" from a Catholic Christian perspective.

    If you're interested and willing to support us on Patreon.
    Chapters:
    0:00 Intro
    0:35 announcements
    2:07 Guest Intros
    2:35 Mystic Moments
    7:14 Summary
    8:00 Initial Takeaways
    12:26 The Highschool Curriculum
    18:36 Blessed are the Poor in Spirit
    22:00 The Wounded Leader
    23:25 Family and Communion
    25:33 The Prodigal Son. O Happy Fault
    28:33 Moving Music
    30:15 Never Enough: You’re Made for More
    33:37 From Now On/ The Greatest Show
    39:07 Power of Beauty
    39:30 We Like Les Mis
    40:00 The Other Side: Follow Me
    47:40 Exile and Unfaithfulness
    49:59 Uber Driving, Role Models, and Theology of the Body
    53:45 What Model Do I Live In?
    54:37 Progress: Turning Around First
    57:30 Some Joy of Community
    59:20 Being a Critic
    1:01:30 Offering Your Gifts
    1:02:43 The Not So Fruitful
    1:04:29 The “Less Social” Socials
    1:05:20 Closing Thoughts
    1:05:57 Prayer
    1:08:08 Outro
    Links:
    The Video on the Eucharist Charlie referenced.
    Attributions:
    Thank you to our good friend, Jared, for composing our music.
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    Poster Frame Image from FreePik.com
    Paper Texture File on Poster from kues1 on FreePik
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    1 hr 9 min
  • Addict with a Pen by Twenty One Pilots (Meditation)

    Join us in prayer today as we meditate with the song "Addict With A Pen" by Twenty One Pilots

    If you want more prayer like this, check out our Mystic Moments playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLU9CCyV8566r1eBhKf_OE2NsX2t195qMV

    If you're interested and willing to support us on Patreon: patreon.com/MediaMystics

    14 min

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Media Mystics explores modern and classic movies, video games, shows, books, art, poetry, and all manners of inspiring art in our culture through the lens of Catholic theology.