A culture that respects human life must have a joyful acceptance of human suffering. This is something I learned early in life and a message I hope to communicate to others by accepting my own crosses in life. As we saw with the starvation of Terri Schiavo and many cases like hers, our society has a great disdain for human … Read More
The Swell Bella Fellas, on a Mission for God
The movie has been out for two weeks and achieved enormous success for such a humble work of art, with an ever growing fan base. But I wonder, even among the fans, if we truly recognize the God-send that is Bella and the little production company that could, Metanoia Films. Bella is a beautiful and moving picture (yes, I finally … Read More
Praying for All Souls
Today we remember and pray for all the souls who have died with the hope of rising again, and that includes the victims of the culture of death. I love this post by Annie from After Abortion: On All Souls’ Day, another priest spoke directly to mothers who have lost their babies before baptism and said, “If we are to … Read More
Bella Vids
Playing around on You Tube I found a few videos on Bella. The first here is of Eduardo Verastegui, talking about his desire to use his talents to make a difference. At the end he talks about an interesting thing that happened while he was doing research for the movie. It’s a wonderful story of life! BELLA WINS 2007 SMITHSONIAN … Read More