Episode Five of Catholicism:The Indispensible Men – Peter, Paul and the Missionary Adventure

This Thursday, December 13, 2012, Cinema Catechism returns with a showing of Episode Five of Fr. Barron's Catholicism series, The Indispensible Men – Peter, Paul and the Missionary Adventure, together with further discussion and reflections on these remarkable men and the spread of the Good News of Jesus Christ to the ends of the earth.




Now Showing on Cinema Catechism:Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church

Father John Cregan speaks about the Blessed Sacrament parish community.

Archbishop Timothy P. Broglio

This evening our parish rejoiced as our eighth graders received the Sacrament of Confirmation. Together with our three priests, the Mass was celebrated by Archbishop Timothy P. Broglio, who served in various postings with the Vatican diplomatic corps before being named Archbishop of the Archdiocese for the Military Services, USA.

The 2001 ordination of then-Monsignor Broglio as an Archbishop was featured in the National Geographic documentary, Inside the Vatican --

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The Church against Hitler - Continued

In the final weeks of the Church calendar, we have considered often the persecution of the Church. As we enter the final week, celebrating Christ the King, here is the conclusion of that Italian documentary on the Church during World War II.

The priests and religious at Dachau --

The White Rose, German resistance movement influenced by Blessed Bishop von Galen and Blessed John Henry Newman* --

The end comes to the Nazi regime --

* In June 2011, Cinema Catechism is planning to show the film Sophie Scholl, the Last Days about the White Rose.
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The Church against Hitler

Since the very beginning, Jesus promised us that the Church would suffer persecution and so it has for nearly 2,000 years. One of the great periods of persecution was, of course, the early years of persecution by Rome. Another of the great periods of persecution was the 20th century. Indeed, Pope John Paul II noted that, in terms of numbers of people, the Church has suffered more persecution in the 20th century than any other time in history.

With respect to World War II, the Church has, in fact, suffered persecution twice. Once at the hands of the Nazi regime, before and during the war, and again many decades later, when people have maliciously and falsely accused the Church of, not merely not doing enough to stop atrocities, but even actively assisting Hitler and the Nazis.

Previously, we posted an Italian documentary on Pope Pius XII. Below begins another documentary, this one on "The Church Against Hitler."

The Beginning --

Bishop von Galen, part one --

Bishop von Galen, part two --

Bishop von Galen, part three --

To be continued . . .

More on Blessed Clemens August von Galen, Bishop of Münster (March 16, 1878 – March 22, 1946) here and here.
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