The movie examines the controversial life of a priest and a nun. The story resolves around the two main characters Father Patrick Fitzgerald and Sister Mary Hays. The action starts off in one of few markets in the village of Limerick Ireland. Patrick Fitzgerlad is slowly taking over his dad's job as head butcher of his market. This is a huge problem for Patrick as he becomes a vegan.The fact of being surrounded by dead animals goes against everything he stands for and it makes him sick to his stomach. Patrick finally to the point of desperation finally stands up to his overbearing abusive dad leaves home at 18 and becomes what he always wanted to be and that is a priest. Patrick is ever so happy with his life as a priest and as it seems life can't any better than this, the main twist or (plot point occurs) when several priest of the Limerick Catholic Church go to a local food drive to try to help out the poor. Father Patrick Fitzgerald meets a nun named Marry. They start talking for awhile and after the food drive is over; the two secretly exchange addresses. They start writing letters to each other and meet every month at a local charity. They eventually fall in love. The two must make a decision that will forever change the rest of their lives. After they try to explore and protest there new believes of open marriage and allow to continue becoming Priest and a Nun, the head priest of Limerick forbids it and not only condemns this lifestyle but tells both of them they could never practice in Limerick again. Both in love with each other and with what they do, they must make a choice stay together or leave to another town separately to resume their holy life or think about suicide. Slowly but surely, both of them not braking the Ten Commandments but braking several rules of the church ponder in what will be there next move.
The movie deals with is it wrong for priest and nuns to experience love? Are principles and pride just rituals that take over us and control are lives for the better or worse? .
Roy Bourgeois grew up in Louisiana and graduated with a degree in geology. During this time, Vietnam was in the making. This became the turning point in Bourgeois's life. He would spend four years of his life in the military, wanting to make a career out of it. Bourgeois feels the raging war...
The first example of this courage is when Elie refuses to be seperated from his father. Elie was so fixated on an effort to keep his father alive, nothing else mattered. This could possibly have cost him his life or his father's. ... Elie broke free from his group and retreived his father. ... He outsurvived everyone in his family, his father, sadly, included. ...
He was afraid of his father's reaction to his homecoming and prepared himself to be disowned by his father and work as one of his hired men. ... I, also, have been untrusting of my heavenly father's love. ... He is infuriated by the treatment his father gives his younger brother upon his return. ... The father in this story is Jesus. ... Why did the father welcome him with open arms? ...
In the beginning, Father Benito was shown guiding Father Amaro around so that he can be familiar with the place. ... Would he fall prey like Father Benito? ... I thought that he was more capable that Father Benito. However, I was not able shook the feeling that I might be wrong; that Father Amaro might be the same as Father Benito. ... But Father Amaro was not willing to. ...
I guess Father K just doesn't realize his sermons are too long and boring. ... But in Father K's case, it seems as if he doesn't care about anything except the money. ... Father K has duties and responsibilities in the church, but doesn't fulfill them. ... Even though Father K is a pastor, he doesn't act like one. ... Father Khan doesn't have the qualities that dedicated pastors have. ...
He also says they aren't human so they probably wouldn't care but then Father Peregrine says assume they have souls. At nightfall when the Martians drew near, Father Peregrine says to Father Stone don't be afraid, they are God's work. After they leave, the echo of Father P.'... Later on in the chapter, Father P. tries to convince Father Stone by shooting himself 3 times and all the bullets just drop to the ground along with the blue light. ... Father P. thinks they are the "pure soul" .or in other words God himself. ...
Jesus answered them and said that this is really the time of man and He also said that anyone who will serve Him will be glorified and these people will be seen by His Father and also be honoured. ... He is the Father of all mankind who is ready to help anyone most especially the needy. ...
He had to shoot it as his father said. ... His father shouts at him asking what he has lost, but he does not respond and instead plays cricket as his father commands. ... Soon Albie's father comes back to drive the rider to a pub in a near town that his father, Wilf Beacon is in. ... Albie becomes a man by following his father's footsteps. ... Albie felt it was unfair the son wept for his father, and as he is in a critical condition, his father shows no emotions or support. ...
Under his leadership, Father Latour's life goes on as his will power overflows when he is introduced to Sada. ... The people of Sante Fe had a lasting effect on Father Latour, especially a lady named Sada. Father Latour was amazed by Sada, for once he saw someone with more aspiration for the Lord then himself. ... He said "but our Cathedral is not for us, Father Joseph. ... Father Latour's decision making about the Cathedral shifted from selfishness to giving for the community. ...
