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John Dougherty is the director of mission and ministry at St. Joseph’s Prep in Philadelphia, Pa.
Arts & CultureCatholic Movie Club
John Dougherty
The protagonist of “Porco Rosso” is a pig literally and metaphorically: He’s rude, cocksure and a notorious womanizer.
Arts & CultureCatholic Movie Club
John Dougherty
“The Godfather Part III” (1990) is the most explicitly Catholic entry in the series.
Al Pacino as Michael Corleone in ‘The Godfather Part 2’ (imdb)
Arts & CultureCatholic Movie Club
John Dougherty
Despite his performative Catholicism, Michael Corleone puts more stock in the American vision of freedom than the Christian one.
Marlon Brando as Vito Corleone in 'The Godfather' (IMDB)
Arts & CultureCatholic Movie Club
John Dougherty
The fact that audiences see the story as aspirational is more of a reflection on us as fallen people than the film itself.
Arts & CultureCatholic Movie Club
John Dougherty
“Sister Act” embodies the welcoming spirit of a church willing to go out into the street.
Arts & CultureCatholic Movie Club
John Dougherty
These are films that I find meaningful and believe resonate with our faith—particularly our call to love our L.G.B.T.Q. siblings and to uphold their human dignity.
Arts & CultureCatholic Movie Club
John Dougherty
What makes a family a family: that they look like the model, or the way that they love each other?
Arts & CultureCatholic Movie Club
John Dougherty
What do we do when we find ourselves, or someone we love, torn between convictions and relationships?
Annette Bening, Elle Fanning and Greta Gerwig in "20th Century Women."
Arts & CultureCatholic Movie Club
John Dougherty
The characters in ‘20th Century Women’ find themselves torn between embracing the new and retreating into the familiar.
Arts & CultureFilm
John Dougherty
It would be an exaggeration to call “Juno” pro-life, but it is encouraging to see a popular film diverge from the familiar culture war battle lines.