According to many who say it beforehand, the film benefits from repeat viewings.
"For the Greater Glory" Opens in Wichita
Justin & the Church after Vatican II
June 1st: The Feast of Saint Justin.
One of the apostolic fathers, Justin was a philosopher trained in rhetoric and the first great Christian apologist. We have important writings from his hand and a detailed account of his trial and martyrdom. The Romans were fastidious in their legal proceedings and, by one estimate, employed 100,000 stenographers in the empire. Thus we know of his responses at his trial and those of his young followers. His students followed him to the arena: humbling for those of us who teach.
Justin Martyr pray for us!
Vatican II Fifty Years After
Given the initial whirlwind we reaped after the Council, it is easy to forget why it was called. Apologetics! John XXIII wanted to find a new way to explain the eternal truths to a world which had lost its way and had a tin ear to the traditional language of Christianity. In Europe the cultural disease was far more advanced than in America, but even in this New World the health of mother church was much more superficial than we realized.
The hour is late, but the Council is now finally bearing fruit with John Paul the Great's New Evangelism and a thousand flowers that are blooming. Benedict chose the name of the patron of Europe knowing the task facing us is much like that of Benedict of Nursia whose monasteries century by century turned the dark ages into the High Mediaeval splendor exemplified by Thomas Aquinas' Proper and Office for Corpus Christi. That great feast is celebrated June 13th or the Sunday before as in our diocese.
The Priestly Order of St. Peter is a fairly new order of priests trained to celebrate the Extraordinary Form of the Roman Rite (the traditional Latin mass.) In this interview with Catholic News Service, Father Joseph Kramer of the Order puts Vatican II into perspective and explains why young Catholics are turning to a more traditional Catholicism:
Thanks to Father Z for this!
Corpus Christi
http://supremacyandsurvival.blogspot.com/2011/06/corpus-christi-in-pre-reformation.html
The War Mexican History Books Censor
What is is the the number one movie in Mexico? Would you believe it was made in Hollywood and this part drama, part western, part war movie has as its battle cry "Viva Cristo Rey!" (Long Live Christ the King!) More mind boggling, it is about religious freedom and portrays the Catholic Church in a favorable light. At its core it is about courage and the fight for freedom during what we could call the Mexican Spring during the 1920s.
Director David Wright, previously known more for his special effects, demonstrates his great talent on a huge dramatic canvas. He told the Mexican press conference (below), "And when we show it to the world, I think everyone will be amazed at this story of passion [and] the struggle for freedom that will touch everyone and inspire the world."
"For the Greater Glory" (the Spanish version is called "Christiada") stars Academy Award® nominees Andy Garcia and Catalina Sandino Moreno, TV star Eva Longoria, and Peter O'Toole, although early viewers say young Mauricio Kuri, playing 13 year old Jose Sanchez del Rio, steals the show.
Here's its promoters' description: "What price would you pay for Freedom? In the exhilarating action epic FOR GREATER GLORY an impassioned group of men and women each make the decision to risk it all for family, faith and the very future of their country, as the film's adventure unfolds against the long-hidden, true story of the 1920s Cristero War, the daring people's revolt that rocked 20th Century North America."
Watch the trailer:
If you want to practice your Spanish, enjoy the press conference in Mexico:
I look forward to a review of "For the Greater Glory" by Steven D. Greydanus on his DecentFilms.com.
Director David Wright, previously known more for his special effects, demonstrates his great talent on a huge dramatic canvas. He told the Mexican press conference (below), "And when we show it to the world, I think everyone will be amazed at this story of passion [and] the struggle for freedom that will touch everyone and inspire the world."
"For the Greater Glory" (the Spanish version is called "Christiada") stars Academy Award® nominees Andy Garcia and Catalina Sandino Moreno, TV star Eva Longoria, and Peter O'Toole, although early viewers say young Mauricio Kuri, playing 13 year old Jose Sanchez del Rio, steals the show.
Here's its promoters' description: "What price would you pay for Freedom? In the exhilarating action epic FOR GREATER GLORY an impassioned group of men and women each make the decision to risk it all for family, faith and the very future of their country, as the film's adventure unfolds against the long-hidden, true story of the 1920s Cristero War, the daring people's revolt that rocked 20th Century North America."
Watch the trailer:
If you want to practice your Spanish, enjoy the press conference in Mexico:
I look forward to a review of "For the Greater Glory" by Steven D. Greydanus on his DecentFilms.com.
Oops, 007, the mike was on. Eh, sorry.
Guess what has been made into an YouTube video? Our current Commander-in-Chief's confidential remarks to Russian President Dimitry Medvedev (on Vladimir Putin's left) at that Moscow nuclear summit, the remarks a still open microphone picked up:
Wow!
Should you laugh or just tremble in fear? I laughed having already had my angst attack earlier in the week when the news itself first broke.
Alana Goodman gave me this lead in her Commentary blog post: "Hot Mic Attack Ad: You Only Run Twice" If you were unaware of the incident she provides some background.
