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Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977)
By Thomas Mirus and James Majewski ( bio - articles - email ) | Jun 02, 2026 | In Criteria: The Catholic Film Podcast
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Paul Duda joins James and Thomas to discuss Steven Spielberg’s first extant UFO movie, Close Encounters of the Third Kind, and what it says about the kind of meaning and transcendence people are seeking in the current UFO obsession. Paul also talks about the film he is producing about St. Bernadette.
Links
Bernadette movie:
www.Instagram.com/bernadettemovie
Frank and Lou Creative www.Frankandlou.co
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.
James is Vice President of Trinity Communications and Director of Customer Relations for CatholicCulture.org as well as the host and narrator for Catholic Culture Audiobooks. See full bio.
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