Monday, February 17, 2014

St. Patrick


The story of St. Patrick, courtesy of Veggie Tales. The faith that St. Patrick helped to spread in Ireland helped foster the monastic life in that country. Irish monks in turn helped to preserve learning,  evangelize northern Europe, and revive the faith in Italy.
Doctrine: liturgical year, evangelization

Sunday, February 2, 2014

Council of Elrond


Frodo has brought the Ring to seeming safety in Rivendell, but Elrond calls together a council of all in Middle Earth to discuss the destruction of the Ring. The races of men, dwarves, and elves dispute who is most fit to take the task, but the small hobbit volunteers to carry the fate of all to the fires of Mount Doom.
Doctrine: Beatitudes (Blessed are the Peacemakers); Just War
Use: Peace means doing what is right out of love. Peace is not avoiding evil or chaos, but keeping the truth of Christ and His will at the center of all decisions.

Remember the Titans - Gettysburg


The movie Remember the Titans explores themes of racial conflict through members of a football team in a recently desegregated area learning how to play with one another. Their coach takes them on an early morning run to the Gettysburg battlefield so that the dead might teach them what is truly worth fighting for and they may learn to play like men. The players must learn to deny their own  opinions and conform their wills to that of the team in order to reach a higher goal.
Doctrine: manhood, beatitudes ("Blessed are the Poor in Spirit")