[Antoninus]

Look at “The Mission”

Recall that "The Mission" was made in the 1980s at the height of the Contra/Sandinista war. It was a political film which showed the institutional Church--the anti-communist Church of Pope St. John Paul II--as in cahoots with the evil colonial oppressors. Meanwhile, the Jesuits--who at the time were touting the Marxist-Catholic amalgam known as liberation theology--were the good guys.

Interestingly, the political overtones of The Mission have fallen away over the intervening 40 years since its release, and what we're left with is a beautiful film about redemption and a reflection on whether it is ever good or right to use force to defend the Faith.

I haven't watched enough Blue Bloods to form any judgements on that particular show. I'm guessing that the characters are NOT traditional Catholics. They are most likely what we call "cultural Catholics" who don't actually believe what the Church has traditionally taught. The ruling elite have ALWAYS been ok with that sort, particularly when they become bishops.

[jagusafr]

Give Blue Bloods a try. In virtually every episode, the entire family sits down to dinner, prays over the meal and discusses matters of substance.