Podcasts about for greater glory

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Fr. Chris Stanish was out of town for the 4th Sunday of Lent, so this is a repeat of a homily he gave in 2021. It is the fourth part of a preaching series called "For Greater Glory" and in it he talks about how we can come to see the Father's glory in our lives.

Fr. Chris Stanish was out of town for the 5th Sunday of Lent, so this is a repeat of a homily he gave in 2021. It is the fifth part of a preaching series called "For Greater Glory" and in it he talks about how we live in the Father's glory by trusting in His loving plan for us.

Today's Topics: 1) Greg and Mark talk about their experience assisting the Archdiocese of Los Angeles with their annual pro-life event, One Life LA.  Greg speaks about the Catholic Church's teachings on the sanctity of life as demonstrated by the eight encyclicals written by popes over the last 100 years, https://www.kofc.org/en/liberty-life-family/pro-life-educational-resources.html 2) Mark continues to read the Wall Street Journal article "What it Means to be Pro-Life" written by the Knights of Columbus Supreme Knight Patrick Kelly.  Sir Knight David Flores is introduced and he tells his Catholic faith journey and road to joining the Knights of Columbus, https://webreprints.djreprints.com/5233641296525.pdf 3) Brother Knight David Flores shares his experience as a school board member for the City of El Monte in California.  In this capacity, he was assigned to a special task force to identify the needs of native American Indians and their curriculum needs.  He describes the differences between the Protestant Americans and the Catholic Spanish and French attitudes towards the inclusion of the Indians within their respective societies, 4) In the final segment David discusses the role the Knights of Columbus played in resolving the conflicts between the Mexican socialist government and the Catholic Cristeros.  The movie, "For Greater Glory," tells the story of the Cristeros.  David also talks about the pro-life movie, "Bella."  Both movies star Brother Knight Eduardo Verastegui. Theme: "Salve Regina" performed by Floriani. All rights reserved. Used with permission. For more information please visit Floriani.org

Today's Topics: The initiation and meaning of the Solemnity of Our Lord Jesus Christ, King of the Universe 1) The Catechism of the Catholic Church #668 states, "Christ is Lord of the cosmos and of history," 2) In the midst of the rise of Socialism and Communism in the world, Pius XI's Papal Encyclical, "Quas Primas," established the Feast of Christ the King in 1925, https://www.vatican.va/content/pius-xi/en/encyclicals/documents/hf_p-xi_enc_11121925_quas-primas.html 3) The following year, in 1926, Pope Pius XI recognizes the Knights of Columbus for their efforts in defending the Catholic faith in Mexico during the time of persecution of the Church by the Mexican government, https://www.vatican.va/content/pius-xi/en/encyclicals/documents/hf_p-xi_enc_18111926_iniquis-afflictisque.html 4) The Knights of Columbus have within their ranks six priests who were martyred by the Mexican government in the 1920's and 1930's, http://www.kofc.org/un/en/resources/communications/martyrs_booklet.pdf There is a story in the Columbian Magazine of a Brother Knight killed on the spot for proclaiming to be a Knight of Columbus, http://www.kofc.org/en/columbia/detail/2012_05_cristero_war_knights.html The movie, "For Greater Glory," was produced with the assistance of the Knights of Columbus, telling the story of the persecution of the Catholic Church in Mexico, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/For_Greater_Glory The term, "Viva Cristo Rey!" becomes a battle cry of the Cristeros after the public execution of Blessed Father Miguel Pro. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miguel_Pro Theme: "Salve Regina" performed by Floriani. All rights reserved. Used with permission. For more information please visit Floriani.org

Today's Topics: 1)  Greg and Mark talk about their experience assisting the Archdiocese of Los Angeles with their annual pro-life event, One Life LA.  Greg speaks about the Catholic Church's teachings on the sanctity of life as demonstrated by the eight encyclicals written by popes over the last 100 years https://www.kofc.org/en/liberty-life-family/pro-life-educational-resources.html 2)  Mark continues to read the Wall Street Journal article "What it Means to be Pro-Life" written by the Knights of Columbus Supreme Knight Patrick Kelly.  Sir Knight David Flores is introduced and he tells his Catholic faith journey and road to joining the Knights of Columbus https://webreprints.djreprints.com/5233641296525.pdf 3)  Brother Knight David Flores shares his experience as a school board member for the City of El Monte in California.  In this capacity, he was assigned to a special task force to identify the needs of native American Indians and their curriculum needs.  He describes the differences between the Protestant Americans and the Catholic Spanish and French attitudes towards the inclusion of the Indians within their respective societies 4)  In the final segment David discusses the role the Knights of Columbus played in resolving the conflicts between the Mexican socialist government and the Catholic Cristeros.  The movie, "For Greater Glory," tells the story of the Cristeros.  David also talks about the pro-life movie, "Bella."  Both movies star Brother Knight Eduardo Verastegui Theme: "Salve Regina" performed by Floriani. All rights reserved. Used with permission. For more information please visit Floriani.org

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Today's Topics: 1)  Greg and Mark talk about their experience assisting the Archdiocese of Los Angeles with their annual pro-life event, One Life LA.  Greg speaks about the Catholic Church's teachings on the sanctity of life as demonstrated by the eight encyclicals written by popes over the last 100 years https://www.kofc.org/en/liberty-life-family/pro-life-educational-resources.html 2)  Mark continues to read the Wall Street Journal article "What it Means to be Pro-Life" written by the Knights of Columbus Supreme Knight Patrick Kelly.  Sir Knight David Flores is introduced and he tells his Catholic faith journey and road to joining the Knights of Columbus https://webreprints.djreprints.com/5233641296525.pdf 3)  Brother Knight David Flores shares his experience as a school board member for the City of El Monte in California.  In this capacity, he was assigned to a special task force to identify the needs of native American Indians and their curriculum needs.  He describes the differences between the Protestant Americans and the Catholic Spanish and French attitudes towards the inclusion of the Indians within their respective societies 4)  In the final segment David discusses the role the Knights of Columbus played in resolving the conflicts between the Mexican socialist government and the Catholic Cristeros.  The movie, "For Greater Glory," tells the story of the Cristeros.  David also talks about the pro-life movie, "Bella."  Both movies star Brother Knight Eduardo Verastegui Theme: "Salve Regina" performed by Floriani. All rights reserved. Used with permission. For more information please visit Floriani.org

Today's Topics: The initiation and meaning of the Solemnity of Our Lord Jesus Christ, King of the Universe 1) The Catechism of the Catholic Church #668 states, "Christ is Lord of the cosmos and of history" 2) In the midst of the rise of Socialism and Communism in the world, Pius XI's Papal Encyclical, "Quas Primas," established the Feast of Christ the King in 1925 https://www.vatican.va/content/pius-xi/en/encyclicals/documents/hf_p-xi_enc_11121925_quas-primas.html 3) The following year, in 1926, Pope Pius XI recognizes the Knights of Columbus for their efforts in defending the Catholic faith in Mexico during the time of persecution of the Church by the Mexican government https://www.vatican.va/content/pius-xi/en/encyclicals/documents/hf_p-xi_enc_18111926_iniquis-afflictisque.html 4) The Knights of Columbus have within their ranks six priests who were martyred by the Mexican government in the 1920's and 1930's http://www.kofc.org/un/en/resources/communications/martyrs_booklet.pdf There is a story in the Columbian Magazine of a Brother Knight killed on the spot for proclaiming to be a Knight of Columbus http://www.kofc.org/en/columbia/detail/2012_05_cristero_war_knights.html The movie, "For Greater Glory," was produced with the assistance of the Knights of Columbus, telling the story of the persecution of the Catholic Church in Mexico https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/For_Greater_Glory The term, "Viva Cristo Rey!" becomes a battle cry of the Cristeros after the public execution of Blessed Fr. Miguel Pro. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miguel_Pro Theme: "Salve Regina" performed by Floriani. All rights reserved. Used with permission. For more information please visit Floriani.org

In this Easter celebration, Fr. Chris Stanish concludes a preaching series called "For Greater Glory." In this final part, Fr. Chris points to the example of Mary Magdalene in order to show us what it means to live in God's glory.

In this Passion of the Lord service on Good Friday, Fr. Chris Stanish continues a preaching series called "For Greater Glory." In this homily, he discusses the deepest desire of Jesus revealed in his final words at the Last Supper.

In this Mass of the Lord's Supper, Fr. Chris Stanish continues a preaching series called "For Greater Glory." In this homily, he discusses what it means for Jesus to love us to the end.

On this celebration of Palm Sunday, Fr. Chris Stanish continues a preaching series called "For Greater Glory". In this 6th part, he discusses how we can grow in and deepen our trust in the glory of the God in our daily lives.

On this 5th Sunday of Lent, Fr. Chris Stanish continues a preaching series called "For Greater Glory". In this 5th part, he discusses how we live in the glory of God by trusting in the loving plan of the Father.

On this 4th Sunday of Lent, Fr. Chris Stanish continues a preaching series called "For Greater Glory." In this 4th part, he discusses how we come to see the Father's glory in our daily lives.

On this 3rd Sunday of Lent, Fr. Chris Stanish continues a preaching series called "For Greater Glory." In this third part, he discusses how before we can take a drink from the well of the Heart of Jesus, the Heart of Jesus must take a drink from our heart.

On this 2nd Sunday of Lent, Fr. Chris Stanish continues his preaching series "For Greater Glory." In this 2nd part, he discusses how the way to greater glory is by way of the cross.

On this 1st Sunday of Lent, Fr. Chris Stanish begins a preaching series called "For Greater Glory". In this first part, he discusses how seeking the glory of God gives us the strength we need to stand strong and persevere even in difficult times.

On this celebration of Ash Wednesday, Fr. Chris Stanish begins a new preaching series called "For Greater Glory." In this introduction to the series, he discusses how there is a battle within each and every one of us that we must fight in order to seek true glory.

Fr. Sam talks about rejection in evangelization and Paola tells him how to deal with it all and still be a successful missionary. If you're trying to share the faith with people and hitting challenges along the way, we're here for you. Show Notes: "Making Missionary Disciples" by Curtis Martin If you like Thai food, please check out Ruuthai's Kitchen. They're amazing. http://www.ruuthaiskitchen.com Movie recommendation: For Greater Glory - awesome film about the Cristero war in Mexico and the witness of Catholics in the face of serious state persecution

In this month's episode, we dive into the martyrdom of St. Jose Sanchez del Rio which was the inspiration behind the film For Greater Glory. This takes a turn into other film depictions of martyrs and eventually lands us on superheroes and what our dream superpowers would be. Take a listen and let us know which power you'd pick! Other films, comics and tv shows mentioned:Silence, A Hidden Life, The Green Mile, Braveheart, Hell Boy, Mystique, The Good PlaceCatholic NetflixGood News Stories: Pope Opens Palace to the Homeless Mount St. Mary New DormsFor more information about Catholic Order of Foresters, visit catholicforester.org or call 800-552-0145. You may contact the hosts of this podcast at outreach@catholicforester.org.

Original Air Date: June 15, 2012 On this month's episode of the Flagship Show, we will discuss and review the movie For Greater Glory. In a morally impoverished world, it is seemingly enough for Catholics to be excited simply to see an undesecrated crucifix in our society. To see a movie that is unambiguously Catholic, that promotes Catholic values, that portrays violence done to martyrs in a way that does not glory in gore? This is almost a unicorn. However, it is the reality of the newly released movie For Greater Glory. Original Air Date: June 15, 2012 Show Run Time: 43 minutes Show Guest(s): None Show Host(s): Stephen Heiner, Nicholas Wansbutter Season 1 Sponsor: Anonymous Benefactor in Honor of Sts. Thomas Aquinas & Teresa of Avila Episode page: https://www.truerestoration.org/season-1-flagship-show-episode-7-for-greater-glory/ The Flagship Show: https://www.truerestoration.org/category/radio/the-flagship-show/ Become a member: https://www.truerestoration.org/member-signup/ The Flagship Show℗ is a production of the Restoration Radio Network. Copyright 2012. All Rights are Reserved.

In this episode: - A few thoughts on the celebration of Thanksgiving - A brief review of the movie "For Greater Glory" - A humble experience of Black Friday and Cyber Monday

AFTERBUZZ TV - AfterBuzz TV's Spotlight On edition, is a long form interview series featuring actors and TV personalities discussing their roles and shows as well as their thoughts, passions and journeys. In this episode host Ashley Daniels and Du'a Kaissi interviews Nestor Carbonell and Tracy Spiridakos. Nestor Gastón Carbonell is an American actor, known for portraying Richard Alpert in ABC's drama Lost and Mayor Anthony Garcia in the films The Dark Knight and The Dark Knight Rises. He is also known for his role on the sitcom Suddenly Susan and his performance as the character Batmanuel on the live-action sitcom The Tick. He played the role of Mayor Picazo in the movie For Greater Glory, plays Sheriff Alex Romero in Bates Motel and plays Raymond Navarro (CIA Director) in State of Affairs. Tracy Spiridakos is a Canadian actress. She starred as Charlotte "Charlie" Matheson on the NBC post-apocalyptic science fiction series Revolution from 2012–2014, for wh

Summary of Today's Show: Scot Landry, Susan Abbott , and Gregory Tracy discuss local, national, and international Catholic news. Listen to the show: Watch a video of today's show: Links from today's show: 1st segment: Scot said that on of the main stories on the pilot this week is about the 10 men to be ordained deacons this Saturday by Cardinal Sean at the Cathedral of the Holy Cross. Greg noted that having only 10 men this time allows the pilot to profile a little about each of the men. Greg also noted that something new to the diaconate program is that on top of a parish assignment the deacons are also being assigned to help with a ministry here at the pastoral center. Scot congratulated all men and ask everyone's prayers. Scot said that the Pilot has several articles on the Physician Assisted Suicide issue and Cardinal Sean started a series of articles on the issue starting this week with the article on Better ways to care for the dying where he talks about Mother Theresa's care for the dying and also talks about palliative care and the way of hospice. Greg noted that today we don't want face that one day we will die and we are afraid of the unknown. Scot commented that in this article Cardinal Sean article highlights compassionate care and ways to deal with the fear of the unknown. Susan said that one of things the church does and should continue to do is to show the support that is available not only for the sick but also for their family. Scot highlighted the events and educational workshops on Physician Assisted Suicide around the Archdiocese which will be on the Pilot this week. Scot mentioned the article from the Pilot reporter Chris Pineo regarding the physician from Oregon, Dr. Kenneth Stevens, who spoke at the Pastoral Center about “the reality of physician assisted suicide in Oregon and what it means to Massachusetts.” Greg said that this presentation beings another perspective on this issue because it highlights that assisted suicide is based o an ideology and not science because killing is not care, it's a shortcut. Scot said that there are many arguments against physician assisted suicide including faith, the medical community and that they are all listed on both the Archdiocesan education website and the Committee Against Assisted Suicide website. Scot noted that effective October 22nd, Fr. James Savage is returning to St. Eulalia's Parish in Winchester after many years. Susan mentioned she met him once before because of his involvement with religious education. Scot mentioned that Boston College opened its 150th anniversary celebration with Mass at the Fenway on September 15th. Scot said that the Cardinal was overjoyed to see so many people together for Mass at Fenway. Greg said that he was there covering the story, and that it was a beautiful celebration and that the event brought together two great icons of Boston, Fenway Park and Boston College. Susan said she could not make to the Mass, but that herself, her husband and her daughter are graduates of BC and that she was able to watch it online and it looked beautiful. Scot announced that today TGCL was going to give away 3 copies of the movie For Greater Glory for the first 3 people who either post on the chat screen at BostonCatholicLive.com or sends an email to The Good Catholic Life. Scot talked about the article on the Anchor regarding the Choose Life License Plate and congratulated Merry Nordeen, president and founder of the non-profit Chose Life, Inc. for the her wonderful on this campaign. Scot said that the money raised with the license plate campaign will be deployed to help numerous pro-life organizations and that he is always inspired by lay people who work for pro-life and for the church and that he hopes to have Merry on The Good Catholic Life in near future. Greg noted that the license plate program is great because every time you renew your license plate the organization gets the donation again. Susan said that this is great campaign and you know that the money is going towards providing great resources. Scot mentioned Pope Benedict's visit to the Lebanon at the hype of the Middle East Crisis and that he thought that he was going to cancel the trip but that his visit serves as a great witness to the many Christians in the Middle East and also for the support of religious freedom. Susan said that this trip underscored the Pope's care for the country and their people. Greg said that this was an important trip and comes at the right time, as there are thousands of Christians fleeing from the Middle East because they face persecution and this is a call for religious tolerance. Scot talked about all of the publicity regarding the papyrus fragment with reference to Jesus' “wife.” Scot said this was blown out of proportion as it is a document with only a few words and from several hundred years after the death of Jesus. Susan noted that its an interesting story but does not provide evidences and that even the person bringing this document forward said that it does not prove anything. Greg said that the headlines on all of the articles he read were just an attempt to sell papers and that several articles listed many arguments that this is not credible but that it also posed the question regarding the disciplines of the Church regarding priests celibacy. Scot announced that Susan, Louise and Karla were the winners of a DVD copy of the movie For Greater Glory. Scot apologized for the technical problem that did not allow Fr. Roger to be at the show today but that he will be with us next week to talk about his trip Lourdes.

Summary of today's show: The story of the Mexican martyrs of the Cristero Wars, fighting against religious persecution in the 1920s, was virtually unknown, even in Mexico, until recently. Now the blockbuster film “For Greater Glory” has shed new light on these heroes of the faith. In anticipation of the release of the DVD and Blu-Ray, Scot Landry and Fr. Chris O'Connor welcome producer Pablo Jose Barroso to talk about how he saw the film as a work of his own faith. They also talk to Ruben Quezada, author of the official companion book, about his lifetime effort to make know this troubling time in Mexico's history and what it could mean for the US today. Listen to the show: Today's host(s): Scot Landry and Fr. Chris O'Connor Today's guest(s): Pablo Jose Barroso and Ruben Quezada Links from today's show: Today's topics: The movie “For Greater Glory” 1st segment: Scot welcomed Fr. Chris O'Connor to the show and said today's show will focus on For Greater Glory, a movie about the Mexican civil war and the fight for religious freedom. Fr. Chris said the movie also addresses the idea of what it means to be a priest. Scot welcomed Pablo Barroso, the producer of the movie, to the show. He noted that Pablo has not always been a film producer. but has been a Mexican Catholic businessman. Pablo said he has felt called to the New Evangelization and is concerned about creating Catholic movies for the sake of his four children and other children. They want to bring Hollywood-level production values to movies with good content. Scot said before the movie he knew nothing about the Cristero War in the 1920s and very few Mexicans knew about it either. Pablo said this sad period of history in his country has been written out of the history books. He said the concerns over religious freedom, especially in the United States today, see the same kind of conflict in Mexico in the 1920s. Pablo said it was a struggle to produce the movie, but it was worth it. The Holy Spirit wanted this movie to be delivered in this moment. It took three years to produce and he worried about the timing. The timing allowed many of the fabulous people involved to participate including composer James Horner, who said he was blown away by the movie himself. Fr. Chris asked Pablo when he first heard about this battle for religious freedom and what does he hope it does for younger viewers. Pablo said he is 41 years old and his father passed away when he was 9, so he never heard from his own father about the Cristeros, but society never really talked about it. But 5 years ago suddenly he heard from the same story from a number of different people and realized that he had to make this movie. He hopes young people will be inspired and entertained by both the values and the action included in the film. He hopes they come to understand everything the Lord has done for us and why we follow Him, if not in taking up arms, but through peaceful means where possible. We raise up our voice and be close to Our Lord and be clear about what we believe and practice. Scot said there's no doubt this is an epic film, especially in the battle scenes and cinematography around Mexico. He said he read that it's the biggest budget film shot in Mexico. Pablo confirmed that it was a very expensive movie, but he wouldn't focus on the money. Instead he focuses on the cast and crew he put their hearts into high production values so that the people in the theaters will be drawn into the story. He noted that the director worked on the Chronicles of Narnia and the Lord of the Rings and so knew how to make these big scenes and to address a young audience. Pablo said it was a dream come true to have so many big stars and names in Hollywood trust in him as an inexperienced producer and to help him create this true story. Scot said the Blu-Ray and DVD come out one week from today on September 11. Scot said Pope Benedict surprised Mexicans with a plan to visit Mexico and honored those being profiled in the film at the same time that the movie was coming out. Pablo said the Holy Father came to the location where the statue of Christ the King is being built. Pablo said there was no way to anticipate that the Holy Father would make this trip at this time. Fr. Chris asked Pablo about the novel by Graham Greene that includes the events of the Cristero War and then Scot asked about the number of people who died in the war and how many have been canonized and beatified. Pablo said it killed 250,000 people, more than the Mexican Revolution. There are more than 25 canonized saints and 23 beati, some of them priests and some of them laypeople. Some are martyrs from the Knights of Columbus, which was very supportive at the time, trying to end the war through pressure in the American embassy. America had economic interests in Mexican oil at the time and so there was great interest throughout North America. Pablo talked about one of the priests who is canonized today who was among the martyrs. He is played in the movie by Peter O'Toole. He refuses to leave and stays to comfort the people. Another martyr is a 13-year-old boy who refused to renounce his faith. Andy Garcia portrays an agnostic general who was hired to lead the army and ended up finding his faith. Another was the man some call the Mexican Ghandi, who tried in every way to avoid violence and war. Fr. Chris noted that there were women-only St. Joan of Arc brigades. Pablo said if not for the women, there would have been no fight in the war. They were the support behind the army. They took care of the soldiers, providing food and medical care. Scot asked Pablo why they made the movie in English and subtitled it in Spanish for Mexico. Pablo said English is the international language of film and appeals to the widest audience throughout the world. He noted Schindler's List wasn't filmed in German and Troy not in Greek. 2nd segment: Scot said the companion book “For Greatery Glory: The Story of the Cristiada” is written by our next guest Ruben Quezada. Scot and Fr. Chris talked about the foreword to the book by Archbishbop Jose Gomez of Los Angeles. Ruben is the director of operations of the Catholic Resource Center. Scot asked Ruben how the idea for the companion book for the movie came about. He said he'd been speaking nationally and internationally on the subject of the Cristiada and he was contacted by Ignatius Press, the publisher of the book. He said he'd also helped some of the actors as they prepared to play their characters in the film. Fr. Chris asked about a Jesuit priest he talks about in the book. Ruben talked about how the priest inspired him as a child, and encouraged him to learn about the persecution of Catholics in Mexico and the story of Blessed Miguel Pro. He told about going to the library and trying to find anything about the Cristero War and learned how well these events were suppressed by the Mexican government for over seven decades. Scot noted that the ruling party in Mexico from the 1920s into the 1990s was the same party that engaged in the same persecution and so was successful in suppressing it. Ruben said he hears two responses: it happened in Mexico and can't happen here or it was all so long ago. He noted that the same roots of the persecution have started today. He said Archbishop Gomez has said when it looks like outright persecution it may too late. We have to stand up and profess our faith before it gets to that point. Ruben said the Cristiada was about controlling the people. When President Calles came into power in 1924, he was already an atheist and he didn't want the Church to have any influence or to compete with the socialist ideals he was putting into place. They started by kicking out all foreign priests from the country. In order to be a priest, they had to register with the local government and even then they were required to violate their faith by charging for sacraments for example. Some of the foreign priests stayed behind to risk everything and others went underground. There are images of the execution and torture of priests for saying Masses, hearing confessions and anointing the sick. Scot said the book contains questions and answers on all the key facts from the war, photos from the movie and of actual events, along with discussion points for parishes. Scot said his favorite parts were the letters sent from the pope to the Mexican people at the time as well as the remarks by Carl Anderson, Supreme Knights of the Knights of Columbus, on the Cristero War. He said 90% of the priests in Mexico were either killed or forced to leave the country. Scot said people will want to draw parallels between the persecution in Mexico and what the US Bishops have been writing about what we're experiencing in the US. Ruben said we have to raise our eyebrows at the parallels. He gave the quote from the German Lutheran pastor Martin Niemoller: “When they came for the Jews I did not speak, because I wasn't a Jew. When they came for me, there was no one left to speak for me.” This is not a Catholic issue, but is important for all people in the US. Ruben said people wondering whether to read the book or the film first. He said it works either way, but he recommends seeing the film first because the book gives the depth that the movie can't give. He said more information is also available on his website vivacristorey.com. Ruben said what affects him most is knowing that these men gave their lives for him and for all of us, the next generations. The question is whether we will respond in kind.

This week on a special edition of the SLHour, a featured interview with Pablo Barroso, producer of the new film For Greater Glory, which tells the story of the Cristero War in Mexico. Natalie Hudson-Sonnen of Life Canada explains what the new personhood bill would mean for Canadians and we meet si...

This week on a special edition of the SLHour, a featured interview with Pablo Barroso, producer of the new film For Greater Glory, which tells the story of the Cristero War in Mexico. Natalie Hudson-Sonnen of Life Canada explains what the new personhood bill would mean for Canadians and we meet si...

Guests: Karla Alfaro & Lisa Martinez Topic: CCC of America, “Entertainment you can believe in” Joe, Karla (CEO), and Lisa (Marketing Director) talked about CCC’s media & film efforts in developing world class Children’s Catholic animation to the hard work in supporting the release of “For Greater Glory” earlier this summer. We also discussed their […]

This week we conclude our season of the SLHOUR with a featured interview with Pablo Barroso, producer of the new film For Greater Glory, which tells the story of the Cristero war in Mexico. Mark Mattherws tells us what's good in Hollywood and we meet singer, Angelina. ...

This week we conclude our season of the SLHOUR with a featured interview with Pablo Barroso, producer of the new film For Greater Glory, which tells the story of the Cristero war in Mexico. Mark Mattherws tells us what's good in Hollywood and we meet singer, Angelina. ...

Dr. Chris and Fr. Andrew discuss the new movie For Greater Glory, the history behind it and a local connection The post https://www.sfcatholic.org/prc-episode-99-viva-cristo-rey/ (PRC Episode #99: Viva Cristo Rey) appeared first on https://www.sfcatholic.org (Catholic Diocese of Sioux Falls).

Dr. Chris and Fr. Andrew discuss the new movie For Greater Glory, the history behind it and a local connection

Summary of today's show: Sr. Lisa Valentini and Maureen Heil return to The Good Catholic Life to talk about the missions, mission trips by high school students, the Holy Childhood Association, and the mission group traveling from the Archdiocese of Boston to the Dominican Republic and sponsored by the Office for the New Evangelization of Youth and Young Adults. Scot Landry and Fr. Chip Hines talk with Maureen and Sr. Lisa about the amazing benefits of taking young people on mission trips for both the kids going on the trips and those to whom they are witnessing to Christ. Listen to the show: Today's host(s): Scot Landry and Fr. Chip Hines Today's guest(s): Maureen Heil, Director of Programs and Development for the Pontifical Mission Societies in Boston, and Sister Lisa Valentini of the Missionary Sisters of the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus Links from today's show: Today's topics: Sr. Lisa Valentini and young adult mission trips 1st segment: Scot noted that the US bishops are having their semi-annual meeting, this time in Atlanta. People can follow along at USCCB.org. Scot said they're reflecting on the 10th anniversary of the Dallas Charter for the protection of young people related to sexual abuse. The other major topic is the upcoming Fortnight for Freedom for religious liberty. Fr. Chip said he thinks the Fortnight is gaining steam and in his parish they're making preparations. It's also good to review the charter and see how it's going. The Fortnight is June 21 to July 4 and all Catholics are asked to enter a period of prayer, study, and action to preserve our most cherished freedom, religious liberty. Fr. Chip recommended people see the new movie “For Greater Glory” about how people can lose their religious freedom even in a Catholic country. Scot said Cardinal Seán will be hosting a live town hall meeting on June 25 on CatholicTV and simulcast on WQOM. Viewers will be able to submit questions via Facebook, Twitter, and email. 2nd segment: Scot welcomed Maureen and Sr. Lisa back to the show. Scot asked Sr. Lisa to refresh listeners about her ministry. She is a native of a small town in Pennsylvania and grew up with one brother and four younger sisters. She said she was asked by a religious sister if she had a vocation to religious life and the idea got stuck in her head. She realized she thought if God wants it for her, it would be cool. She joined the Sister Servants of Immaculate Mary and she remembers hearing stories from sisters serving overseas and being very moved. One day, while teaching first grade she came across the statistic that one billion people have never heard about Jesus. So she asked to be sent to Peru, but she ended up in an all-girls academy for rich kids. Then she learned that the Sisters serve the rich in order to inculcate them in the service to the poor. She met with parents and told them that she would only stay in the school if she could expose their children to the service to the poor. The parents wanted this for their kids. Every week, they took the girls to the orphanages. One day, a first grade girl came to her upset. One of the kids had a ripped shirt and so the next time the little girl brought three of her shirts to one of the orphans. It was then that the other kids got the same idea. From that day on, they never came without bringing something. Sr. Lisa was in Peru for five years until she was called back to the United States. Then she was sent to work for the Holy Childhood Association in Philadelphia and her job was to go around and talk to kids about missions. She told the story of a woman who came to her door looking to get her baby baptized. She told her the priest wasn't there, but the mother said her baby was very sick. The doctors had told her it was going to die. So she took her into the chapel and led her through the rite of baptism and she was able to baptize in an emergency because she was there as a missionary. This is the kind of story she told American kids about the missions. The kids started demanding to go on mission trips with her. During the summers in that period, she was going on mission trips and the kids wanted to go with her on the missions. She's been going to Haiti for 21 years and knew it was too dangerous to take kids there. She was also going to Mexico at the time and so they took kids there. This year will be her 39th mission trip and it will have been hundreds of kids. In 1997, Sister transferred to the Missionary Sisters of the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus because she felt called to be a full-time missionary. They went to Mexico on the mission trips until 2000 and then they switched to the Dominican Republic. Five years ago, Sr. Lisa heard from one of the families from Peru that had moved to Toronto. Three of the girls who she taught as first graders in Peru contacted her and wanted to go with her on a mission trip to the Dominican Republic. She also said among the kids on the missions, five have entered religious life, one is a priest, and four are in seminary. Scot asked Maureen how she met Sr. Lisa. She said it was when she worked for the Holy Childhood Association office in Allentown, Pennsylvania. She was always looking for missionaries to go into schools with her and talk to the kids. They'd known some of the same people in the missions as well. Sr. Lisa made herself to speak whenever she was in the country. Maureen said now that she's in Boston she's in this archdiocese very often as well. Scot said Holy Childhood is one of four Pontifical Mission Societies. He asked her what it is. Maureen said HCA is the junior Society of the Propagation of the Faith. It started in the 1800s when a French bishop came to the US, which was then mission territory, and traveled from New York to New Orleans and up to Canada. He went back to France wanting to bring the Catholic faith back to the US. So he went to the schoolchildren of France to pray and sacrifice a penny per month. They prayed one Hail Mary per month and they had to earn the one penny. Those donations went to the US and to China. His main concern was the babies were dying unbaptized. After only six years it went international and the first US office opened in Baltimore in 1853. Cardinal Sean has asked that HCA be in every Catholic school and religious education program. They show kids what the kids in the missions have to live with, including the poverty conditions, but mostly that they don't know Jesus. Maureen said they went to a school this week and the kids were so excited that what they were doing as part oft he HCA was making a difference in the real lives of others. Sr. Lisa said the kids know how lucky they are to have what they do. Maureen said they know how important it is to sacrifice and pray every day. It's not just an Advent or Lent thing. They have something in every month. One is the World Mission Rosary created by Archbishop Fulton Sheen during the month of October. They have a saint of the month every month, missionary saints that aren't necessarily well-known. Her favorite recently was St. Mathilda, the wife of a king who died. By choosing a different son as successor and set off a war. The sons reconciled and banned mom to a monastery. There she entered a life of heroic virtue that led to sainthood, which shows how a mistake in life can be overcome to end up in canonization. Scot said Sr. Lisa is leading a pilgrimage this summer to El Factor, Dominican Republic. Sr. Lisa was stationed there in 2000 where she was principal of two pre-schools and in charge of choir and youth group. In her parish, there were no priests living there, so the sisters were the connection to parish life. She was also the only driver and so she was the ambulance. They knew that the sisters were their sisters in that town. The people are so welcoming to missionaries and it's amazing to see the good done by the young people. There are two groups from Pennsylvania who go every year. One group is going to down on July 3. The missionaries are supports to the parish now and so they are welcomed. When they are there, they do a lot of catechesis in the mission church and some of the 20 mission chapels. The children of the area are waiting in anticipation for the mission group. They have 100 children per session. They do arts and crafts activities with the kids, sing songs, and pray with them. They will fly into the capital and take a bus for about two hours to El Factor. Five miles from there is a small city with a little supermarket. The area is the rice-growing zone and the people are simple farmers. There is no running water in the homes. They have an aqueduct now, about 8 years old, and the people fill buckets from a spigot two times per week. The also only have intermittent electricity. Scot asked if people are going hungry. Sr. Lisa said people used to have enough, but poverty is getting worse. Some families are going hungry. Generally, there are fruits that grow which can take the edge off, but it's not complete nutrition. There is high unemployment and the educational system isn't good. Kids often leave school to work on the farms. Sr. Lisa said they try to pair American kids with Dominican teens to do catechesis for the younger kids. This is eye-opening for the Americans on the dedication to the faith. The Boston kids will also have time for leadership formation. Maureen said her son Alex went on a mission trip to the Dominican Republic with Sr. Lisa. She said it's a leap of faith for parents to trust the kids with being out of communication for two weeks when they used to constant contact. there's a sense of pride in watching her children choose to go on missions, especially when the idea comes from them. Fr. Chip asked what the youngest age they will take. Sr. Lisa said they have to have finished their junior year of high school because she needs to count on their maturity and also so they can get full advantage of the experience. It can't be all about them and until about 17, they are not quite ready for that. She said the Boston kids have been on a leadership track and they have done a lot of preparation for this trip, including retreats. For her kids from Pennsylvania, she meets many times with the kids many times before the trip. She has asked them to fast for a month. In Boston, Danielle Olsen has challenged the teens to fast for 56 days prior to the trip and to go to Mass more in preparation. Maureen said this also affects the family when the child is fasting from something. Parents have to adapt to respect that choice. But when they come back, parents will see the changes both subtle and obvious: respect for others, more reverence in church, and so on. Fr. Chip asked what the spiritual fruits of the mission work later in their life? Maureen said they will be the kids who will get involved in Newman Centers or get involved in local parishes, perhaps teaching religious education. She said one parish in Virginia threw a big graduation party for college students who had been volunteering 15 hours per week at the parish. These 20 or so kids had in common going on a mission trip. Maureen said it's the compelling stories that start in the younger kids. When they're older they go on the trips. And as adults they retain those experiences and have stories of their own. Sr. Lisa said she has many of the kids she talks to in grade school seek her out years later and want to go on mission trips. Then in college, the kids often major in social justice majors or minor in Spanish or something related to their experience. Scot said he was moved by the Office for the New Evangelization of Youth and Young Adults's brochure to advertise the trip. It said the cost of the trip was $1,200 per kid, but they wanted them to rise the money to go in order to involve many others so that they can participate in this mission trip. Sr. Lisa said it's the whole Archdiocese of Boston. She said the kids are going to people to get material for crafts donated, to dentists and doctors for first aid items, and more. But no one should buy donations. People can be missionaries to give by going, but they can also go by giving. Maureen said they had the kids write to every single person they know to ask for even one dollar and they would be praying for their donors and the donors would be participants. Sr. Lisa said the mission kids have a calendar and are putting names on it of people they will be praying for. Scot said Fr. Matt described the activity of catechizing, spending times with the village people, learn the culture, spend some time at the beach, pray, grow in the relationship with Christ, and come home with unforgettable memories and stories. Sr. Lisa said they will also come home with great photos.The Dominicans love pictures and the people there treasure the photos and hang them on the walls of their homes. The people fall in love with the missionaries and ask for them by name when Sr. Lisa goes back. Sr. Lisa said the people of El Factor are amazed how the people of American spend money to go there and work hard. They know what our lives are like here and wonder they come. Maureen said the only reason is the love of Jesus. Sr. Lisa said it will be two weeks long. Maureen said the yearly HCA art competition is nationwide and involves 10,000 kids. This year two kids from Boston were among the winners.

 Joe spent time talking with Pablo Barroso, the producer of “For Greater Glory”. They discussed the great importance of this movie and the message it shares about the Cristeros war, religious freedom,  and the Mexican martyrs who died for the Catholic faith. Pablo also provided behind the scenes insights to the movie.

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Summary of today's show: On our weekly headline show, Scot Landry and Susan Abbott discuss the news with Fr. Roger Landry and Antonio Enrique, including last weekend's Catechetical Congress; appointment of a pastor for the Archdiocese's largest parish; religious freedom rally in Boston and a day of prayer and fasting; the Pope's trip to Cuba and Mexico; and asking inactive Catholics why they left. Listen to the show: Today's host(s): Today's host(s): Scot Landry and Susan Abbott Today's guest(s): Fr. Roger Landry, executive editor of The Anchor, the newspaper of the Fall River diocese; and Antonio Enrique, editor of The Pilot, the newspaper of the Boston archdiocese Links from today's show: Some of the stories discussed on this show will be available on The Pilot's and The Anchor's websites on Friday morning. Please check those sites for the latest links. Today's topics: Catechetical congress; day of fasting for liberty; Pope in Cuba, Mexico; exit interviews for Catholics 1st segment: Scot thanked everyone for joining us on our Thursday news show. Scot said Susan looks more relaxed this week after last weekend's Catechetical Congress and preparing for her office's day of prayer. Susan said her office goes away three times per year for prayer. Filling in for Gregory Tracy today who was with the Cardinal on his trip to Cuba is Antonio Enrique. Susan said the Pilot did a great job reporting on the Catechetical Congress and had many nice photos. It was a wonderful day at Boston College High School last Saturday. They had an overflow crowd. They had prepared for 850 people and even more came. Bishop Richard Malone of Portland, Maine, celebrated the opening Mass, Fr. Bryan Hehir preached the homily, and the Black Catholic Choir provided the music. Susan said she read every evaluation and people were so pleased with the 27 English workshops, 12 Spanish, and 4 Portuguese. Scot said he noticed that half of the participants were Spanish-speaking. Susan said the Spanish community is growing and Pilar de la Torre works closely with the Spanish-speaking communities and has a very personal relationship with those 20 communities that Susan and her co-worker Susan Kay can't have with 290 parishes. Antonio, as a Spanish immigrant, said he thinks catechetics is a very important value for the Spanish-speaking community. Those immigrants tend to be very committed to their faith and are a very close-knit community. Scot said he also learned the the word catechesis comes from the word “echo” and what we're echoing is the teaching of Christ. Susan said it's the Greek root for echo. We're talking about a systematic echoing of the faith. Scot said he noticed catechesis and catechist being used a lot more today than when he was younger when it was called CCD or religious education. Susan said that comes from the publication of the revised General Catechetical Directory by the Vatican in 1997. Scot said a huge focus for the Holy Father in the upcoming Year of Faith is improving how we catechize. Fr. Roger said the holy Father is much aware of a catechetical illiteracy amount adults and young adults, so we have to give the world a gift of true knowledge. Pope Benedict has always stressed that our catechesis must not be just pedagogy, i.e. instruction in knowledge, but must also be mystagogy, i.e. leading people in a way of life. Catecheists must tech by example in the practice of the faith, not just by words. Pope BEnedict is doing this with his weekly general audiences in St. Peter's Square. At the end of the article, Susan said she hopes continue to grow the congress: “”I live for the day when we have to turn people away, when we have to hold this at…is it still called Gillette Stadium?” she asked.” Another story in the Pilot this week is the official appointment of Fr. Kevin J. Deeley as the new pastor of St. Michael's in North Andover. Over the past several weeks we have seen three priests assigned to the parish leaving for health reasons, retirement, and reassignment to a new parish. He is the brother of vicar general Msgr. Robert Deeley. Scot said St. Michael's is the biggest parish in the archdiocese. Fr. Kevin Deeley was is returning from service as a US military chaplain. Antonio said Fr. Deeley had recently been filling in as a temporary administrator at St. Raphael's in Medford while their pastor was in Rome on a sabbatical. The appointment is effective April 27. Another story in the Pilot covers the Stand Up for Religious Freedom rally at the State House in Boston. Scot was one of the speakers, as well as Massachusetts Citizens for Life Edwin Shanahan, Clarivel Marin de Dragas, and State Representative Jim Lyons of Andover. Antonio said the US bishops are drawing a line in the sand to protect our right to religious liberty and to protect our consciences from being forced to violate them. Antonio was recently at a meeting between Catholic press and the US bishops conference and they are seeing this as a very important moment in the history of our country. Scot said the bishops are trying to mobilize Catholic to be much more active in the public square. Fr. Roger said we're still in the first quarter, to use a sports analogy. We're getting organized and rallying our resources. We're somewhat on the defensive at the moment against those trying to curtail our rights. But the offensive aspect includes education from the US bishops religious freedom committee, which will be issuing a document on the history of religious freedom in America. Cardinal Timothy Dolan of New York has hinted at some of the content, referring recently to some of the great events in our history which were a direct outgrowth of religious faith. This education initiative will help Catholics to take the fight for their freedom and rights into the public square. Scot said the bishops are also also asking all people of faith to fast and pray for religious freedom tomorrow. Scot said Catholics need to get educated and speak up or those who are opposed to us will be the only voices in the public square. But we must also recognize the importance of times of quiet and fasting. Many of the big problems in the world have been solved by prayer and fasting. Susan said as we enter Holy Week, it's a perfect time for such an initiative. Scot said it's always complicated in an election when the US bishops ask us to be active in the public square. Cardinal Dolan was on Fox News' O'Reilly Factor the other night and was asked whether the bishops were asking Catholics not to vote for Obama, and the cardinal said the bishops don't tell Catholics who to vote for. Fr. Roger said the cardinal said if they asked the people to vote one way, they'd end up motivating some to vote the other way. Instead, they are helping people build a properly informed conscience and once they are properly formed, the obvious vote can become clear. They are certainly hoping to bring clarity to all the various issues and to show that some issues are more important than others. 2nd segment: Scot said the biggest stories this week are the Holy Father's apostolic visits to Cuba and Mexico. He said the Holy Father singled out Cardinal Sean to thank him for helping with the building of a seminary outside of Havana. Antonio said in Boston there is a group of friends of Caritas Cubana, the Catholic charitable organization in Cuba, which means a special connection. The Pilot sent a reporter and photographer to Cuba to accompany the Boston pilgrims for a special perspective on the trip, giving a personal view of the conditions in Cuba and how their charity was received. Scot said there were some wonderful photos accompanying the articles. Antonio said they hope to have some more stories in next week's paper as well. They had hoped to show the reality from the perspective of the reporter as she encountered it, the crumbling infrastructure, the lives of the people, and more. Susan said the articles put a human face on the realities of Cuba. Scot said the Holy Father's message had some political content but were also meant to stoke the fires of religious belief. Fr. Roger said the Holy Father focuses on curing us of the spiritual diseases of secularism and does that wherever he goes. In Mexico, despite the deep faith of the people, there is a trend among the elites to drive the people to live as if God doesn't exist. Similarly in Cuba, where they have had two generations of official atheism. The Holy Father said we have to recognize that the atheism in Communism has failed. Fr. Roger said he was struck by the image of one of the Masses which included a huge statue of Christ the King. In the mid-20th century when the Mexican government was trying to exterminate the Church, theory of Viva Cristo Rey, All Hail, Christ the King was the cry of the martyrs. Pope Benedict was using this image to show that the Christian faith cannot be killed off. Christ is always persisting in all those places. Scot said there's a move coming out in June about the Cristeros, the Mexican martyrs, called “For Greater Glory.” Scot noted that Fidel Castro requested a private meeting with Pope Benedict. Antonio said it's impressive to see how Fidel, who took the Church out of Cuba with his revolution, went to see the Pope and reading the reports of the visit, he was struck by the question Fidel asked the Pope about how the Mass has changed from his childhood. Fidel is realizing how much the Church has changed since he was a boy practicing his faith. It shows the person behind the public persona and perhaps he's reconsidering his life as he gets older. Scot noted that the Missionaries of Charity has a charism where one of the sisters prays for a particular priest every day. One Cuban sister was assigned to pray for Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger 25 years ago and they finally got to meet during this trip. Fr. Roger said this was a practice started by the Carmelites and Mother Teresa picked up many of the practices of the Carmelites. Fr. Roger said there was a Missionary of Charity in New Bedford who prayed for him every day. He said many cloistered nuns are co-workers in the ministry of the priests they pray for every day. Scot said many of the Pope's addresses can be found at the website of . Scot said in another story John Hancock Financial gave a gift of $1 million to Pope John Paul II Catholic Academy in Dorchester to be given over five years. Scot said the editorial in the Anchor refers to an article that was in America magazine in which a program of performing exit interviews of Catholics who abandoned the practice of the faith was discussed. Fr. Roger said they found a consistency in the reason why the people gave up. Some were on nonnegotiable issues, such as teachings that cannot be changed, but it's not just a rejection to he teachings. Sometimes people were looking for an explanation and a better way to understand it which wasn't provided. Some people said when they asked for a conversation, instead they got back flat statements. There were also negotiable issue the Church could do on: empty” homilies detached from daily life, uninspiring music, an insatiable focus on raising money, an inadequate response to the sexual abuse of minors, the sense that Church was simply a place to attend Mass lacking a true community spirit, an absence of consultation and transparency in Church administration, “arrogant” and “aloof” priests,, and so on. So the authors' hope was that the Church could address what could be fixed in order to encourage people to stay. Scot said there's a beauty in understanding where people are at and to help become formed, to gain understanding, to be enlightened. Susan said one of the saddest comments was that when they left the parish no one noticed, nobody called them, and nobody asked why. People wanted a community, wanted to be involved and couldn't find a way. Scot asked all listeners to make people know that we care when we see them at Mass each week.