Catholic Commentary on The Chosen aims to help Catholics actively engage with the immensely popular TV series depicting the life of Christ.
In this introductory episode, Dr. Scott Hefelfinger and Dr. Michael Barber explain their initial attitudes toward The Chosen, ground The Chosen’s creative license in portraying the life of Christ in the teaching of the Catholic Church and Scripture, and discuss the historical context in which the Gospels were written.
Watch The Chosen on FORMED: https://watch.formed.org/the-chosen
Watch Season 1 of Catholic Commentary on The Chosen: https://watch.formed.org/catholic-commentary-on-the-chosen
Download discussion questions for each episode here.
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