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Ave Maria! Arianism taught that Christ was not equal to the Father but was a creature made by the Father. This heresy swept through the Church in the 4th century and is the fruit of rationalizing and privately interpreting many Scripture passages. Ave Maria! +++ |
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Marycast #123 ( To ask questions regarding Mary, email Dr Mark Miravalle: marycast@airmaria.com Ave Maria! +++ |
Ave Maria!
The Shrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe in La Crosse, WI (where our friars staff the church) is looking to fill the full time position of Executive Director. They are now accepting applications through to April 15. More information and application go here. |
Ave Maria! The Franciscan Friars of the Immaculate are producing a feature length dramatic film on the life of Blessed John Duns Scotus, the Franciscan who gave the theological explanation for the Immaculate Conception. The film is called “Duns Scoto”, Italian for Duns Scotus, and is written and directed by Fernando Muraca based on the book by Fr. Stefano Maria Manelli, “Beato Giovanni Duns Scoto” published by the FIs in Italy. Adriano Braidotti plays Blessed John Duns Scotus and is supported by Raffaele Proietti, Sebastiano Colla, Alessandro Chini, Camilla Diana and Emanuele Maria Gamboni in the role of young Duns Scotus along with many others including not a few Franciscans of the Immaculate. The only thing left to finish on the film is the sound track for which they are currently in negotiations. The film is due to premiere in May 2010 on DVD and in some theaters as was done with the highly successful pro-life film “Bella” and negotiations are underway for putting it on Italian TV and entering it in film festivals. It will be in Italian, but there may be an English version. We will be posting the trailer on AirMaria when it becomes available toward the end of April. So practice your Italian and stay tuned.
On the site of the filming with camera dolly on tracks, microphone boom, and high definition cameras. The high tech equipment makes a sharp contrast with the medieval monastery and period costumes. The director of photography was Massimo Lupi, famous for his creative cinematography in the Italian TV series Il Commissario Rex (Inspector Rex) about the adventures of Rex the police dog. +
The Abbey at Montelabate in Perugia where parts of the movie was filmed. Other locations were a nearby estate and also on the coast near Anconia. +
Adriano Braidotti as John Duns Scotus who is here praying for guidance from Mary as he is about to defend her prerogative of being immaculately conceived. There are two goals of the film. One is to spread knowledge about Duns Scotus in view of his canonization, and then eventually to him being declared a Doctor of of the Church. The other is to help Christianize our important mass media culture that has sadly become so secular and even dehumanized. + (more…) |
One Minute Meditation
Jesus, Man of Sorrows, those drops of Blood that flow down Your Face, those deep gashes caused by the thorns that circle Your holy head, make You dearer to me than if Your forehead shone with precious stones. Such signs remind me of the Divine love that burns in Your Heart for me. I love the noble, sorrowful majesty of Your holy Face. You reject the crown of gold and the rich robes of royal state, and accept instead a crown of thorns and the purple rags of mockery and scorn. You consent to be a mock-king, a king of fools, only to be the real King of my soul. My thorn-crowned King, I adore You as my very God. I subject myself entirely to Your Divine Kingship of love. I would rather be a fool in the eyes of men for Your sake and have You reign over me, than be king of the world and be the slave of the prince of darkness. I adore You as the Conqueror of hearts, whose Kingdom is not of this world, but of heaven. Fr. Lawrence Lovasik |
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Homily #100313ms ( Ave Maria! Saturday of the Third Week in Lent – Mass: EF, Verba Mea Auribus – Readings: 1st: dan 13:1-9, 15-17, 19-30, 33-62 – Gsp: joh 8:1-11 +++ |
Ave Maria! Friar Roderic interviews Tom Monaghan, founder of Domino’s Pizza, while he was in the Chicago area to be inducted into the Sports Faith International Hall of Fame as former owner of the Major League Baseball team Detroit Tigers. He talks about how he started Domino’s Pizza and how important faith is to his motivation and how he wants to use his wealth to revive Catholic higher education. He gives insight into the importance of sports in our lives for building character. Mr. Monaghan is also Chancellor of Ave Maria University, and Chairman of Ave Maria School of Law and Chairman of Legatus. Ave Maria! +++ |
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