I watched the teens running with friends along the riverFlowing from the snows of the Himalayas,They jumped into the water, they collected pebblesThat captivated their eyes and their senses.They ate, they drank, they made merry…
All of them became her children
Film: Lena: My 100 Children (1987) Director: Edwin Sherin This docudrama is adapted from the memoir of Lena Kuchler-Silberman (1910- 1987), the underground Jewish resistance volunteer during the Nazi Holocaust. Her efforts helped to save…
The Archbishop who was shot while celebrating Mass
Film: Romero (1989)Director: John DuiganRun time: 105 minutesProducer: Ellwood Kieser On 24 March 1980 Archbishop Oscar Romero of San Salvador was shot while celebrating the Eucharist in a hospital chapel. Pope Francis canonized the martyred…
The Jesuit mission to protect the Amazonian natives
Film: The Mission (1986) Director: Roland Joffé Cast: Robert De Niro, Jeremy Irons, Liam Neeson, Ray McAnally, Aidan Quinn Cherie Lunghi Based on tragic historical events this movie tells the gripping tale of the Jesuit…
His mission was to fight slavery
Film: Amazing Grace (2006) Director: Michael Apted. Cast: Ioan Gruffudd, Romola Garai, Benedict Cumberbatch, Albert Finney and others Run time: 120 minutes. Modern colonialism brought back the ancient practice of slavery in Christendom long after…
All or Nothing: Sr Clare Crockett (2021)
(Documentary) Runtime: 96 Minutes Producer: H M Television. The story of the Irish nun, Sr. Clare Theresa Crockett, is the tale of a dramatic faith journey. Born in a lukewarm Catholic family, in Londonderry, North…
The Cross and the Switchblade
The Cross and the Switchblade (1970) Runtime 106 minutes Director: Don Murray: Cast: Pat Boone, Erik Estrada, Jacqueline Giroux, Dino De Filippi, Alex Colon, Jo-Ann Robinson, Gil Frazier. The movie is drawn from the bestselling…