Faith on Film

Faith on Film

Lifelong Learning | Registration opens 1/8/2025 9:00 AM EST

9000 Babcock Blvd Pittsburgh, PA 15237 United States
PSC 101
3/20/2025-4/24/2025
1:00 PM-4:00 PM EST on Th

Faith on Film

Lifelong Learning | Registration opens 1/8/2025 9:00 AM EST

This course will focus on several contemporary films which contain themes of faith, can serve as parables or feature heroic figures living their faith each day. As we watch the films together, we will look for those themes and open up in discussion following each film. Themes of peace and social justice, discipleship, trust and relationships with others and our world will be featured. In a way, we will be examining the themes of redemption portrayed on film by some of our better and lesser-known directors and actors.

 

For those who took the course by the same title in previous sessions, all of the movies shown in this course will be different than the previous courses. 

Horton, Fr. Peter
Fr. Peter Horton

Father Peter is a priest in the Diocese of Pittsburgh, currently serving as director of the Office of Mission and Ministry at La Roche University. Ordained in 1979, he holds a master of divinity from Mount Saint Mary Seminary and a Master of Arts in pastoral ministry from Duquesne University.

Previously he served as director of Campus Ministry at La Roche (1994-2013) and as an adjunct professor in the Religious Studies Department. Most recently he was the administrator of Saint Thomas More and Saint John Capistran parishes in the South Hills.

Father Peter has served in hospital ministry, retreat ministry and was the National Team Priest for Catholic Engaged Encounter. He also was general manager of the Pittsburgh Catholic Newspaper and served the papers as their entertainment and culture writer for over 20 years.

He is an avid reader, movie buff, theatre lover and a collector of Snoopy memorabilia.