All of the episodes aired so far will be re-aired on Sunday, with the final ep to air at 10pm.
Dave Hartline of the Catholic Report has a couple of interviews that might interest those of you who are watching it:
Here’s an interview with one of the young men, Dan:
Dave Hartline Dan what was it like having to discern a vocation on camera? I imagine it was very impersonal.
Dan DeMatte It was very difficult. There were days when I could barely find one half hour to pray. I had to watch what I said because in the back of your mind you don’t want to say anything that would draw negative light to the Church. However, I knew that God had a hand in all of this so I accepted it as his will.
Dave also has an interview with one of the priests involved:
Dave Hartline Father Jeff, was it difficult working with young men discerning a vocation all the while trying to fit that into a Hollywood production?
Father Jeff Coning We did the best we could. The producers were sincere in their efforts and we tried to walk a fine line between discerning a vocation and somehow translating that into television.
Dave Hartline What about the scene where Dan is carrying a cross for many miles. What can you tell us about that?
Father Jeff Coning Well I have gotten beaten up over that. I am really not an ogre. We tried to work with the producers and Dan’s time constraints and this is the best way we could show what carrying a cross means in light of a priestly vocation.
Dave Hartline It was certainly a powerful scene.
Father Jeff Coning I wouldn’t ordinarily recommend something like that but for this situation it worked out best.
Kudos to Dave for getting these interviews!