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…to the various Passion posts. Tucked in there you will find several reviews/impressions of the film.

…at his blog And it is Faithful to the most profound mysteries of our Faith. I was struck by how Eucharistic the movie is. Not just in the flashback scenes of the Last Supper, but as a whole. I don’t think I’m giving anything away here because others have written about this, but there is…

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…on the film found here, from a groups that says it’s We are a congregation of baptized saints of Jesus Christ assembling in Greenville, South Carolina, USA. We have been assembling in this city for 21 years. Graven images, Gibson is Catholic, RSV Bible used, etc….

…and just as interesting as his brief thoughts on the film are his observations of the audience Screening rooms are dismal little affairs, comfortable enough but far from atmospheric, and in no way suited to anything remotely approaching religious contemplation. This one, not surprisingly, was full of people making calls on cell phones and conversing…

Cardinal Ratzinger suggests it as a sign of solidarity. Q: Is not the proposal of a Eucharist fast [not to go to Communion], to which you seem to allude, contrary to the exhortations of many Pontiffs, beginning with Pius X? Cardinal Ratzinger: No. I already made this proposal 15 or 20 years ago, the first…

that I hate Science Fair Season? As he often does, Dave Barry speaks for all of us.

Via Sursum Corda, a TNR article on The main players in the world of Passion Punditry

Just go to Rotten Tomatoes, which posts links to just about all of them. And Rod? Rod? Didn’t you see it today? Hello?

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