Everbody
wants to be a [film] critic --
meet ours:
Fr. Tom Condon, OP, is the pastor of St. Peter Church, Memphis,
TN. He formerly served as student master for St. Martin
Province of the Dominicans in San Antonio, TX. He was born in
1953 in Memphis, TN. Tom earned a BA in Psychology from Memphis
State University (now University of Memphis) and a MS in Psychology
from Murray State University (Kentucky)
Tom worked as a school psychologist before he entered novitiate
in St. Martin Province in 1981 He professed final vows in 1985
and was ordained a Dominican priest in 1988.
He holds a Master of Divinity degree from Dominican School of
Philosophy and Theology, Berkeley, CA and a MA in Theology from
Graduate Theological Union. He also holds a D.Min in Preaching
from Aquinas Institute of Theology.
Tom has ministered as a pastor at , St. Thomas More Parish/Tulane
Catholic Center, New Orleans and served as the Student Master
in St. Louis, 1993-2000. He also served as Director of St. Martin
de Porres Shrine and Institute, Memphis.
A long time film student, Tom also publishes his reviews and film
observations in the newsletter of St. Martin Province.
Writing for DomLife.org, he says, "I like to
write with perspectives for the preacher, teacher, or pastoral
minister in mind. Film is a powerful medium for expression which
is accesible to just about everyone, especially with the easy
availability of DVD's, Videotapes, movie channels, etc. I think
we as Dominicans should be open to looking at them critically,
and not just for entertainment sake. " |
I think we as Dominicans should be open to looking at film critically,
and not just for entertainment sake. " |