Do you ever reach for your phone the moment something beautiful happens? In this episode, Fr Columba shares memories of his mother stopping the car to photograph the Donegal scenery, and of watching clouds pour down a cliff face at the Grand Canyon while everyone around him clicked away. Drawing on Monsignor Giussani and Arthur Brooks, he explores why beauty moves us: it is greater than we are, and being struck by it is a quietly religious act. Our phones can also put a wall between us and that encounter, and quietly rob us of the joy it brings. This is an invitation to pause before you press the button, let yourself be struck, and sometimes just leave your phone at home.

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0:00 Introduction
0:18 "Stop the Car"
1:56 Art Is Recording What Strikes You
3:15 Hiding Behind the Camera
4:44 A Waterfall of Cloud
6:14 No Cameras at the Grand Canyon
7:27 A Place With No Photos
8:30 One Photographer a Day
9:37 Leave Your Phone at Home
10:47 Like & Subscribe!

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Little by Little | Episode #293

Little by Little is a weekly video series by Called to More in collaboration with the Franciscan Friars of the Renewal. Fr Columba Jordan CFR brings you quality Catholic content with new episodes every Thursday at 9pm Irish time (4pm Eastern / 1pm Pacific).

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