A little break from all the meta...
I don't often talk about my faith here, because - well it's a fandom journal primarily, and also I try to keep most of my private life private. Anyway, I just happen to have to very different recs, but both relating to Catholicism:
First, stoney321 went to see the Da Vinci Code. The result is as hilarious as you can imagine. Very spoilery, *obviously*.
Now the other thing is a new 'reality programme: ''The Convent', the first part of which was shown last night on the BBC.It follows pretty much the same formula as last year's 'The Monestary', and is just as excellent. To briefly summarise: 4 (widely different) women spend 40 days (and nights! duh!) in a convent, and the results are fascinating. Or as the website puts it: A group of ordinary women make an extraordinary journey of self-discovery. Can joining a convent and adopting traditional values help solve their contemporary problems?
Last year's programme set in a monestary was one of the best programems I've ever seen - and a wonderful look at real Christianity. If there's anyone out there who'd like to see what faith is about, I cannot recommend it enough. And - thanks to the wonders of technology, it can be viewed online at the BBC's broadband site:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/bbctwo/programmes/?id=convent
Also nuns are fabulous! :) (Trust me, I know many!)
First, stoney321 went to see the Da Vinci Code. The result is as hilarious as you can imagine. Very spoilery, *obviously*.
Now the other thing is a new 'reality programme: ''The Convent', the first part of which was shown last night on the BBC.It follows pretty much the same formula as last year's 'The Monestary', and is just as excellent. To briefly summarise: 4 (widely different) women spend 40 days (and nights! duh!) in a convent, and the results are fascinating. Or as the website puts it: A group of ordinary women make an extraordinary journey of self-discovery. Can joining a convent and adopting traditional values help solve their contemporary problems?
Last year's programme set in a monestary was one of the best programems I've ever seen - and a wonderful look at real Christianity. If there's anyone out there who'd like to see what faith is about, I cannot recommend it enough. And - thanks to the wonders of technology, it can be viewed online at the BBC's broadband site:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/bbctwo/programmes/?id=convent
Also nuns are fabulous! :) (Trust me, I know many!)