Solidarity

A group on Facebook called The Papal Facebook Initiative is promising that when they reach one million members, they will send the petition to the Pope himself. The group tells us to imagine if…

…You could poke the pope.

…A new Vatican Office of the Curia had to be created, called the “Papal Facebook Attendant.”

This group is also getting press in the UK, including The Catholic Herald making mention of the group…

The idea began at the University of Cincinnati, where young students in a Catholic study group decided that the site would be an ideal vehicle for improving dialogue between the younger generation of the Church and its leadership. It has also been suggested that the site is a potentially valuable forum for increasing understanding of Church teaching.

Visit www.facebook.com to join and check out The Papal Facebook Initiative.

After browsing the National Catholic Register resources page, I ran across a true Catholic movie-lover’s resource: Top 100 Pro-Catholic Movies! Based on an online survey taken in 2004, it may not surprise anyone to hear that the 2004 phenomenon, The Passion of the Christ is #1 on the list. And there are some other obvious ones, such as The Ten Commandments (1956) at #6 and Thérèse (2004) at #11. And although the fact that The Exorcist (1973) is #44 might be a little scary ( I can’t handle watching movies like that), it’s certainly is pro-Catholic.

So if you have a free week, and would like to watch around 220 hours of movies back-to-back, or if you’re just looking for a movie that won’t insult our fantastic faith, check the list out.

Why Are You Catholic? Part 2!

If you love baseball…
Or if you love the Catholic faith…
Or if you love both of the above… seeing this film is a must.

More than a sports documentary, Champions of Faith goes beyond the surface of the baseball game, and into the depths of a baseball professional’s Catholic faith. It’s an inspiration, and as Mike Piazza put it:

The story just unfolded so velvety and every piece was great and very inspiring . There’s many times I was in tears just from the emotion of it – from everybody’s story.
I’ve had some great moments in my life but being part of this and being able
to tell people about my story is one of my proudest moments.

Some of the Catholic players interviewed include, Mike Piazza, David Eckstein, Mike Sweeney, Jeff Suppan, Jack McKeon, Tom Glavine, Craig Biggio, Sean Casey, Pudge Rodriguez, Jim Leyland, Mike Scioscia, with former players Darrell Miller and Sal Bando.

And while the Catholic community is endorsing this film left and right, the Catholics behind Champions of Faith alone are inspiration to see the film. Tom Allen, the executive producer and director for this documentary is also president and editor-in-chief of Catholic Exchange, CEO of The Maximus Group and the distribution finance executive of The Passion of the Christ, for starters. Writer and Narrator for Champions of Faith, John Morales, is host of Catholic Exchange Today, a radio show featured on Catholic stations nationwide and comes with a 20-year background in radio and television. Three-time Emmy award winner Lino Rulli was host and executive producer of Generation Cross, a nationally syndicated Catholic comedy tv show, from 1998-2004 and is the Producer of this film. And Emmy winner Dean Krueger, the Director of Photography and Editor, has served as photographer and editor for various news outlets, including Nightly News with Tom Brokaw.

Watch the trailer for this film and if you like it, buy it as a gift for friends, family or anyone who needs to hear about the joy that comes from Christ and His Church.