
Mark Wahlberg: ‘No One Is Beyond Redemption’ This Lent
‘It’s a reminder that I need to do more, and I need to be better,’ Wahlberg said, adding: ‘I think we all have things to repent for.’
‘It’s a reminder that I need to do more, and I need to be better,’ Wahlberg said, adding: ‘I think we all have things to repent for.’
Sporting his ashes on broadcast television, the Catholic actor talked about what makes this season so important and why he never wants to deny his faith.
The sanitized version of the film will open in theaters Dec. 9, this time titled Father Stu: Reborn.
On this week’s show, we welcome Register Editor Alyssa Murphy, who attended the premiere of ‘Father Stu’ and interviewed various people involved in the production of the film.
A strong devotion to St. Joan of Arc, atypical penances offered in the confessional, practical jokes and wheelchair antics — friend Father Bart Tolleson shares some insightful facts about the real Father Stu.
MOVIE REVIEW: The film’s serious tone toward matters of faith and theology adds to the true story of finding one’s purpose.
After accepting the difficult fate God had in store for him, Father Stuart Long spent his last days as a conduit of Christ’s grace
Writer-director Rosalind Ross says that Father Stuart Long, whose life inspired the film, ‘learned that staying in the fight on your feet isn’t always as effective as getting on your knees and admitting that you can’t do it alone.’
‘…As his physicality started to deteriorate, his spirituality just soared...’
“His conversion is phenomenal, from being an agnostic trouble maker to having a mystical encounter with God,” Father Tolleson said.
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