Stories in the Key of Light

Stories in the Key of Light

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Spiritual directors and film lovers Jen Manglos and Monica Romig Green talk about movies they love and the often unintentional Christian themes they discover within them. Movies range from current hits to old classics, across multiple genres. Through in-depth conversation, Jen and Monica share their…

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    • Sep 1, 2019 LATEST EPISODE
    • infrequent NEW EPISODES
    • 29m AVG DURATION
    • 19 EPISODES


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    Latest episodes from Stories in the Key of Light

    Episode 14: Interview with Justin Wells

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 1, 2019 56:30


    Monica talks with documentary filmmaker Justin Wells about his book How to Film Truth: The Story of Documentary Film as a Spiritual Journey.

    Episode 13: The Wedding Plan

    Play Episode Listen Later May 28, 2019 45:24


    A jilted woman has 30 days for God to provide a groom... Monica and Jen discuss the rich spiritual themes in this deeply real Israeli fantasy/comedy, our first foreign language film!

    Episode 12: Avengers: Endgame

    Play Episode Listen Later May 8, 2019 53:32


    How could we not talk about the hottest movie ever? Join Jen and Monica as they discuss the Christian themes in Marvel's conclusion to the Avengers series.

    Episode 11: Inception

    Play Episode Listen Later May 1, 2019 41:18


    How can our dreams help us in our spiritual growth? Monica and Jen talk about that as they discuss the 2010 Christopher Nolan sci-fi/action film Inception.

    Episode 10: Silence

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 10, 2019 44:44


    Jen and Monica talk about some of the Christian spiritual themes in Martin Scorsese's 2016 film Silence, about two Portuguese Jesuit priests in Japan in the 17th century.

    Episode 9: The Secret of Kells

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 16, 2019 30:58


    Just in time for St. Patrick's Day, Monica and Jen discuss the beautifully animated 2009 Irish film The Secret of Kells.

    Episode 8: Temple Grandin

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 6, 2019 38:00


    Jen and Monica discuss the Christian spiritual themes they see in the 2010 HBO biopic Temple Grandin, starring Claire Danes.

    Episode 7: Pixar's Up

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 13, 2019 37:20


    Spiritual directors Jen and Monica discuss the Christian themes they see in Pixar's 2009 film Up, which tells the charming adventure tale of a man, a boy, a dog and a house filled with balloons.

    Episode 6: Won't You Be My Neighbor?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 30, 2019 37:02


    Monica and Jen discuss Christian themes in the 2018 documentary Won't You Be My Neighbor? which examines the life of Fred Rogers and his highly influential children's television show, Mister Rogers' Neighborhood.

    Episode 5: Rushmore

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 17, 2019 29:08


    Jen and Monica discuss the Christian spiritual themes they discover in the 1998 Wes Anderson film Rushmore.

    Coming Soon - Rushmore

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 19, 2018 1:39


    Monica announces the focus of our next full episode: the 1998 film Rushmore.

    Episode 4: The Philadelphia Story

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 21, 2018 32:22


    Jen and Monica discuss the Christian themes they discover in the 1940 classic romantic comedy The Philadelphia Story, starring Katharine Hepburn, Cary Grant and Jimmy Stewart.

    Coming Soon - The Philadelphia Story

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 6, 2018 2:15


    Monica announces the focus of our next full episode: the 1940 film The Philadelphia Story, starring Katharine Hepburn, Jimmy Stewart and Cary Grant!

    The Way

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 15, 2018 37:06


    Jen and Monica talk about the 2010 film The Way, directed, written & produced by Emilio Estevez, starring Martin Sheen. This film is about the pilgrimage of the Camino de Santiago, something Jen is personally walking as this episode drops!

    Coming Soon - The Way

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 1, 2018 2:06


    Monica announces the focus of the next full episode: the 2010 film The Way, the fictional film set on the Camino de Santiago pilgrimage. The full episode discussion will drop next week!

    Chocolat

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 13, 2018 26:53


    Jen and Monica discuss the depth of the Christian themes they see in the 2000 film Chocolat, starting Juliet Binoche and Alfred Molina.

    Coming Soon - Chocolat

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 2, 2018 1:19


    Monica announces the focus of the next full episode: the 2000 film Chocolat. The full discussion will be released in just a couple of weeks.

    Episode 1: Wonder Woman

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 10, 2018 30:19


    Jen & Monica discuss the Christian themes they see in DC's 2017 superhero movie starring Gal Gadot.

    Introduction to Stories in the Key of Light

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 5, 2018 4:12


    In this short introductory episode, Jen Manglos and Monica Romig Green share why they have started this podcast series discussing Christian themes they find in film from across the spectrum.

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