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December 29, 2009
The Gritty Life of a Real Parish
Scenes from a Parish, airing on PBS tonight, grounded in everyday reality
Led by a Harvard-educated activist priest from an affluent family, the congregation—some members wholeheartedly, others grudgingly—reaches out to immigrants, to the hungry and the homeless, to “the least of these.” Over the course of several years, during which the parish raises money to build a center that provides free meals with no strings attached, the film’s director and producer, James Rutenbeck, tracks the lives of a handful of parishioners against the background of the larger story of the church’s calling.
We see people transformed by the love of Christ, and we see instances of failure, confusion, and disappointment. Many scenes in the sanctuary—including a beautifully simple foot-washing ceremony—remind us that there should be no disjunction between worship and service to the community.
Here's the trailer:
John Wilson is editor of Books & Culture, one of CT's sister publications
Comments
thank you..
Posted By: sinema izle | December 30, 2009 8:25 AM
The ninety minutes of this opus passed quickly, as many items of interest were quietly raised. In my area also, Jewish people help charitable works of churches. They deserve thanks and praise. I wondered about the arrival of the Italian, Slavic, and Quebec immigrants to the hard work of the Merrimack Valley in the past, and how each group needed work with substantive income.
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I worried about the pastor as a "one-man show." The work of founders of some Catholic religious orders continued because they happened to build institutes. I wondered about the life and activity of storefront churches in Lawrence.
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During one of the overflight views, the narrator mentioned beautiful suburbs around Lawrence. Some regions have that characteristic; in other parts of our nation and the world the poverty is widespread.
Many thanks for a thought-provoking film. Joe
Posted By: Joe | December 30, 2009 12:47 PM
I worried about the pastor as a "one-man show." The work of founders of some Catholic religious orders continued because they happened to build institutes. I wondered about the life and activity of storefront churches in Lawrence.
Posted By: hd film izle | April 18, 2011 1:03 PM
The work of founders of some Catholic religious orders continued because they happened to build institutes
Posted By: kaan | July 10, 2011 5:54 PM
I wondered about the life and activity of storefront churches in Lawrence.
Posted By: wctube | October 10, 2011 9:08 AM
The work of founders of some Catholic religious orders continued because they happened to build institutes
Posted By: izlefull | February 11, 2012 4:11 PM
The work of founders of some Catholic religious orders continued because they happened to build institutes
Posted By: izlefull | February 22, 2012 2:18 PM
I worried about the pastor as a "one-man show." The work of founders of some Catholic religious orders continued because they happened to build institutes. I wondered about the life and activity of storefront churches in Lawrence.
Posted By: beffo | March 18, 2012 5:50 PM