Would you rather read a book or watch a movie? I prefer books. Diving into a novel feels like swimming in a lake. Watching a movie, on the other hand, feels more like staring at a fishing bobber from a jon boat. How can this be? How can words on a page compete with the music, color, adventure and scenery of a good film? Some folks would...

The famous phrase “the medium is the message” comes from Marshall McLuhan in his book, Understanding Media: The Extensions of Man. McLuhan was a Catholic and really should be more widely read in our day. The quip means that the very way that you receive something is perhaps more important than what you receive. We can thank McLuhan for his prop...