tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8560483615460834385.post9015095452981553485..comments2024-03-22T05:53:17.342-04:00Comments on On This Rock: A Film I Can't Recommend Enough!Father John Hollowellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12850864104003705536noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8560483615460834385.post-27717171803520225762015-01-29T10:52:17.959-05:002015-01-29T10:52:17.959-05:00It was so very weighty to see so much darkness in ...<br />It was so very weighty to see so much darkness in the lives of the people of the town and so little openness to the goodness and truth this earnest (although far from perfect) priest had so faithfully tried to offer those people. I can only imagine how difficult it must be for priests to give your whole lives to trying to win people to the love and truth of God so very present in our Church, and to serve as channels of grace in the sacraments, only to have the vast majority of us be clueless and unreceptive to the priceless gifts you are trying to give us, if only we would accept them. <br /><br /> It was so very sad when that father pulled his daughter away from Fr. James as if he were in as much terror of his daughter being in the company of a priest as he would be of her being approached by a wild predatory animal. I wonder if the priests I know experience that fear and prejudice. <br /><br />Teresa ( the woman in the film who lost her husband) was a ray of light in the darkness for Fr. James and for all of us viewers; the impact of her faith, on this priest was striking, helping me to realize that the faith of us lay people can be a gift to our priests just as your faith is a gift to us. And the rich guy's receptivity, finally, at the end, showed a glimmer of hope for fruitful ministry for this beleaguered priest, going beyond himself so selflessly in the face of his immanent murder. <br />MaryofSharonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07073267149527666844noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8560483615460834385.post-26909060779882242152015-01-26T14:29:04.118-05:002015-01-26T14:29:04.118-05:00We do receive some solid training in how to work w...We do receive some solid training in how to work with folks like the ones you see in the filmFather John Hollowellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12850864104003705536noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8560483615460834385.post-19480504884758638852015-01-25T17:34:11.398-05:002015-01-25T17:34:11.398-05:00Watched the movie last night, and WOW! Definitely...Watched the movie last night, and WOW! Definitely worth seeing if you're a Catholic. I could say so much about this film. A truly great film will evoke several emotions, and boy does this film do that!<br />Father, you mentioned that priests have to deal with psychotic people on a regular basis... in your schooling, are priests required to take psychology courses, and/or are priests trained in dealing with mentally/emotionally troubled people like the characters in this film? <br />Continuing to pray for all priests... God bless each one!!Agenanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8560483615460834385.post-57882629972183384312015-01-21T01:08:14.725-05:002015-01-21T01:08:14.725-05:00The actor, Brendan Gleeson and the director are ma...The actor, Brendan Gleeson and the director are making a film based on a story by Flannery O Connor. Not sure when it is due to premier but I am looking forward to it. My favorite line of the movie, "why the bleep did you become a priest?" This could be said about any vocation, but I think that for me summed up the movie and this main character.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15554997812628633218noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8560483615460834385.post-50385456489147118182015-01-20T09:31:07.382-05:002015-01-20T09:31:07.382-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15554997812628633218noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8560483615460834385.post-2566002181261000062015-01-19T19:17:28.086-05:002015-01-19T19:17:28.086-05:00Father, I would check out the movie "The Card...Father, I would check out the movie "The Cardinal." It is by far one of the best movies I have seen portraying Catholicism and the priesthood, and allegedly the then-Father Ratzinger was a consultant on it. In addition to this, it has some of the best clerical dress I have ever seen (it is partially set in Rome).<br /><br />http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0056907/<br /><br />And here is an excerpt https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JcNqGgdwmyMAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com