{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"Bishop Erik Varden on cinema","description":" His Excellency Erik Varden, Trappist monk and bishop of Trondheim, Norway, joins Thomas Mirus and James Majewski for a discussion of the art of cinema. The interview touches on the danger of violent images,  saint movies, the relationship between film and theater, the private vs. theatrical experience of film, the value of watching foreign films, and some of Bp. Varden's favorite movies.  Links  Thomas's interview with Bp. Varden about his book on chastity  https:\/\/www.catholicculture.org\/commentary\/173-chastity-integrity-and-desert-fathers-bishop-erik-varden\/  Bp. Varden's website, Coram Fratribus https:\/\/coramfratribus.com\/  SIGN UP for Catholic Culture's newsletter: https:\/\/www.catholicculture.org\/newsletters  DONATE to keep this podcast going: https:\/\/www.catholicculture.org\/donate\/audio  Music is The Duskwhales, \u201cTake It Back\u201d, used with permission. https:\/\/theduskwhales.bandcamp.com ","author_name":"Criteria: The Catholic Film Podcast","author_url":"http:\/\/catholicculture.org\/criteria","html":"<iframe title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/40685040\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/forward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/87A93A\/\" height=\"90\" width=\"600\" scrolling=\"no\"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><\/iframe>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/secure\/item\/40685040"}