Bishop Erik Varden on Cinema
By Thomas Mirus and James Majewski ( bio - articles - email ) | Apr 09, 2026 | In Criteria: The Catholic Film Podcast
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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/
Music is The Duskwhales, “Take It Back”, used with permission. https://theduskwhales.bandcamp.com
Criteria is hosted by Thomas V. Mirus and James T. Majewski.
Thomas is President of Trinity Communications, Editor-in-Chief for CatholicCulture.org and hosts both the Catholic Culture Podcast and Lives of the Popes. See full bio.
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