This blog used to be the reactions of a reader of the conservative Catholic journal First Things to the many fine articles to be found therein. Now it's just another minor blog of staircase wit, from just another minor blogger who doesn't realize that blogging is dead. About the only notable thing about me is that I am a Christian conservative who loathes creationism in all its forms. Enjoy your visit.
Sunday, December 04, 2005
CBS TV movie on John Paul II, featuring Jon Voigt
I won't be watching it, as I don't trust CBS to get it right. Not after that hatchet job about Ronald Reagan they tried to foist on us. If you're so inclined, go read George Weigel's monumental biography of the late pontiff, instead.
You should have watched. Be sure to catch the second half! This was a labor of love, co-produced by Lux Vide, which is an Opus Dei-connected production company. Many people involved, like the musical score composer, were friends with John Paul II. There are so many beautiful nuances, like the addition of some Theology of the Body, and the re-creation of numerous photographs you and I know so well.... You will be moved to tears, I guarantee, after seeing the film. It's certainly the best thing CBS has aired...ever. Pope Benedict even watched it on November 17, with 7,000 others, at the Vatican. He wholeheartedly endorsed it.
You should have watched. Be sure to catch the second half! This was a labor of love, co-produced by Lux Vide, which is an Opus Dei-connected production company. Many people involved, like the musical score composer, were friends with John Paul II. There are so many beautiful nuances, like the addition of some Theology of the Body, and the re-creation of numerous photographs you and I know so well.... You will be moved to tears, I guarantee, after seeing the film. It's certainly the best thing CBS has aired...ever. Pope Benedict even watched it on November 17, with 7,000 others, at the Vatican. He wholeheartedly endorsed it.
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