Into Great Silence
A Film Study Guide

By Rose Pacatte, FSP & Ron Schmidt, SJ

Best-selling author and media educator Rose Pacatte, FSP, combines her writing and teaching talents with those of Jesuit priest and documentary filmmaker, Ron Schmidt. Together they have created a comprehensive film study guide that offers audiences an immersion experience into the Carthusians’ ancient way of life, bringing it to bear on today’s busy working world.

Five themes with questions for reflection and conversation:

• The monks and vocation
• The contemplative life
• Silence and solitude in community
• Spirituality
• Into Great Silence: the film

Includes:

• Spiritual development goals for using a film study guide
• Historical information about the Carthusians; background on the film
• Prayer and reflection suggestions for retreats or days of recollection
• References and helpful resources

What Are People Saying about this Title?
“A profound and yet accessible guide, offering a deep understanding of the film. With the tie-in book to the film yet to be published, this guide provides information and inspiration for profound personal use of the film. A very good work indeed.”
— Philip Gröning, Director of “Into Great Silence”

Rose Pacatte, FSP, a Daughter of St. Paul and the Director of the Pauline Center for Media Studies in Los Angeles, CA, is an international media literacy specialist, a frequent conference presenter, and an award-winning author of books on Scripture and film and has served on numerous ecumenical film juries. She has an M.A. in Education in Media Studies from the University of London.

Ron Schmidt, SJ, is a Jesuit priest and documentary filmmaker working in Los Angeles and a member of the board for the San Damiano Foundation. His latest film is the documentary An Auschwitz Retreat: Spirituality Beyond Religion. Ron’s family has been in the film business for over 70 years. He lives at Blessed Sacrament Parish in Hollywood.

Stitched / 32 pages / Dimensions: 5" x 7 1/4" / ISBN: 0819837008
Retail Price: $4.95