A Beatific Vision Production · with the Catholic Film Institute

Catholica

Cinematica

A podcast on cinema, theology, and the recovery of the Catholic imagination. Hosted by founder Ryan C. McCarty. A joint venture of Beatific Vision and the Catholic Film Institute.

Episodes

New episodes monthly
IInaugural
Episode I · MMXXVI

"Introit: Welcome to Catholica Cinematica"

Solo introduction · Hosted by Ryan C. McCarty · ~6 minutes

An opening word. Founder Ryan McCarty welcomes listeners to Catholica Cinematica — a podcast on cinema, theology, and the recovery of the Catholic imagination — and sets the table for the work ahead.

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IIForthcoming
Episode II · Coming MMXXVI

"Disrupting the Hollywood Industrial Complex"

In production · Anticipated release: Summer 2026

A founding address. Founder Ryan McCarty makes the case that cinema, having been surrendered to the indifferent, can be reclaimed — and lays out the architecture of the wider house: Beatific Vision, the Catholic Film Institute, and the apostolates that will follow.

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IIIForthcoming
Episode III · Coming MMXXVI

"What Beauty Owes the Truth"

In production · Anticipated release: Fall 2026

A philosophical inquiry into the relationship between beauty and truth in the cinematic arts — and what is owed by the maker who professes both.

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IVForthcoming
Episode IV · Coming MMXXVI

"Reclaim Films and the New Catholic Wave"

In production · Anticipated release: Winter 2026

A conversation with the makers of the new Catholic cinema — Reclaim Films, Triumph of the Heart, Zero A.D., and others — on what is being built and why.

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