The Vatican Museums

Originally produced in 1997 on the threshold of the Third Millennium of the Christian Era, and in celebration of the Jubilee of the Year of Our Lord 2000, The Vatican Museums was the culmination of three years of research and filming, the collaboration of thirty-two scholars and historians from around the world, a crew of forty directors of photography, operators, and lighting technicians, state-of-the-art digital cinematography, lighting, animation, and computerized editing, and the work of a famous composer with original performances by master musicians.

Now available on DVD for the first time, this historic three-disc collection features seven hours of magnificent documentary film that illuminates and chronicles the great journey of the human spirit. Here then is the world's most spectacular and sacred repository of art, history, and faith.

NOTE: All parts are roughly 25 minutes in length except the first part which is 45 minutes. Also, this was originally produced in 1997 so the quality isn't great, but it's certainly nice and watchable.

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Crossing the Threshold of Hope By Pope John Paul II

Crossing the Threshold of Hope By Pope John Paul II

Publisher: Random House Audio 1994-10-17 | ISBN: 0679440860 | Language English | Audio CD in MP3 | 272 MB Download Links (272 Mb)

 
A great international bestseller, the book in which, on the eve of the millennium, Pope John Paul II brings to an accessible level the profoundest theological concerns of our lives. He goes to the heart of his personal beliefs and speaks with passion about the existence of God; about the dignity of man; about pain, suffering, and evil; about eternal life and the meaning of salvation; about hope; about the relationship of Christianity to other faiths and that of Catholicism to other branches of the Christian faith.With the humility and generosity of spirit for which he is known, John Paul II speaks directly and forthrightly to all people. His message: Be not afraid!




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Apparitions.SE01.HD.x264.Complete-BiA

I've been fortunate to locate a solid source for all six original Episodes of the now, seemingly canceled BBC Show "Apparitions". A British series about an Exorcist Jesuit Priest (played by Martin Shaw) who goes around solving mysteries relating to the canonization process. Quick Note on this, this is the HD (x264) version of the show. For the Wikipedia page (with complete episode guide) click here. Please note, this collections weighs in at a 7.82GB. For downloading, be sure you're using a manager like JDownloader.

Note: Links for Episode 6 have been fixed (I had links for the SD version not the HD version originally, sorry about that).


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NOVA: The Bible's Buried Secrets

In this landmark two-hour special, NOVA takes viewers on a fascinating scientific journey that began 3,000 years ago and continues today. The film presents the latest archeological scholarship from the Holy Land to explore the beginnings of modern religion and the origins of the Hebrew Bible, also known as the Old Testament.

This archeological detective story tackles some of the biggest questions in biblical studies: Where did the ancient Israelites come from? Who wrote the Bible, when, and why? How did the worship of one God—the foundation of modern Judaism, Christianity, and Islam—emerge?

"'The Bible's Buried Secrets' is both a scientific detective story and dramatic adventure that digs deeply into the Bible and the history of the ancient Israelites through the archeological artifacts they left behind," said Paula S. Apsell, NOVA Senior Executive Producer.
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Fratello.Metallo-Misteri-iND

Here we have the second album from the Italian Heavy Metal band known as "Fratello Metallo" or "Metal Brother". The lead singer is a (Catholic) Capuchin Monk, Cesare Bonizzi. No joke. Enjoy.

Following description isn't perfect, translated to English from Italian.

"not hysterical in the sense of not knowing, but in relation to known, experienced, livable, if not fully plumbed.Mysteries ... metal ", as he says, because it actually explained where possible, by the hand, and not deferred to a vanishing dark mysteriousness as music, but made a strong, practical, truthful dose of" metal ", seasoned with a pinch of harmonious , melodic ROCK. Rock and Metal fused together to make the explanation, both in meaning and value, and musically, of mystery as the metal itself, but also sex and faith, man and God, life ... what a mystery! But also the mysteries ... BACCHUS, tobacco, and ... MARIA (Mother of Jesus!), Not excluding even to address that particular mystery is love, but dealt with, of course, key metrock."

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Thoughts of St. Ignatius Loyola for Every Day of the Year

St. Ignatius Loyola, Thoughts of St. Ignatius Loyola for Every Day of the Year

Fordham University Press | ISBN 0823226565 | 2006 | PDF | 1.56 MB | 121 pages

Organized into a daybook for contemplation, Ignatius's words serve as personal spiritual exercises. They touch on a range of topics, from affirmations of God's presence and Christ's love to practical advice for living a life of virtue in service to others. In this accessible gathering, anyone seeking a richer spiritual life will find words that inspire, challenge, enlighten, and transform.

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Complete Idiot's Guide to Understanding Catholicism

Complete Idiot's Guide to Understanding Catholicism

Publisher: Alpha | ISBN: 0028636392 | edition 2000 | CHM | 352 pages | 10,9 mb

The Complete Idiot's Guide To Catholicism explores the world's largest religious denomination and introduced you to the Catholic practice. It offers you a new approach to learning Catholicism, covering the rituals and symbols of the religion, such as Mass, the Seven Sacraments, and the holy days and their meaning. The authors tell you how Catholicism has spread throughout the world, its roots, and how it has grown and changed over the course of this century. It's a valuable tool for anyone interested in examining--or reexamining--this large and complex religion.

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I Maccabees: A New Translation with Introduction and Commentary

• Series: The A~ Bible
• Author: Jonathan A. Goldstein
• Publisher: D~ & Co.; 1st Edition (1976)
• Language: English
• Pages: 616
• ISBN-10: 0385085338
• ISBN-13: 978-0385085335
• Format: PDF*

Note: This commentary is provided from a Modern Jewish perspective (for reference only).

The Apocryphal book of I Maccabees is an inspirational “thriller.” With the help of God, the aged priest Mattathias and his sons—Judas Maccabaeus, Jonathan, and Simon—dramatically lead the Jews of Judaea first to victory and then to freedom against the formidable successors of Alexander the Great. Their struggles begin in guerilla warfare, responding to the terrible persecutions decreed by King Antiochus IV, and courageously accomplish their first great triumph—still celebrated in the festival of Hanukkah.

The Introduction to this volume considers not only I Maccabees, but also the parallel accounts found in II Maccabees and shows that the two authors of I & II Maccabees wrote with passionate conviction to teach two sharply opposed points of view. In some cases their convictions blinded them to the truth, but Professor Goldstein renders their teachings accessible to the modern reader and reconstructs what really happened, making valuable contributions to Greek and Roman as well as to Jewish history. Nineteen maps and diagrams set the scene of the dramatic struggle and the troubled times described in I Maccabees.

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Missing Mary: The Queen of Heaven and Her Re-Emergence in the Modern Church

• Author: Charlene Spretnak
• Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan (2005)
• Language: English
• Pages: 292
• ISBN-10: 1403970408
• ISBN-13: 9781403970404
• Format: PDF

What ever happened to the Virgin Mary in the modern Catholic Church? For the past forty years her presence has been radically minimized. In a groundbreaking work, Charlene Spretnak cuts across the battle lines delineated by the left and the right within the Church to champion the recovery of the full spiritual presence of Mary. Spretnak, a liberal Catholic, sheds new light on the dethroning of the Queen of Heaven at Vatican II, and she traces the rise of a grassroots resurgence of Marian spirituality in recent years. She offers fresh reflections on the meaning of Mary, situating the Marian renewal in the larger context of contemporary efforts to correct the barrenness and sterility of modernity. Spretnak also notes that much of the cosmological symbolism traditionally associated with Mary as the Queen of Heaven and the maternal matrix is simpatico with recent discoveries in scientific cosmology about the profoundly relational nature of the Creation. Moreover, Spretnak asserts that a deep loss ensues for women in particular when Mary's female embodiment of grace and mystical presence is denied and replaced with a strictly text-bound version of her as a Nazarene housewife. Complete with a striking insert of contemporary Marian art, Missing Mary is a deeply insightful reflection on Mary in the modern age.

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II Maccabees: A New Translation with Introduction and Commentary

• Series: The Anchor Bible
• Author: Jonathan A. Goldstein
• Publisher: D~ & Co.; 1st Edition (1983)
• Language: English
• Pages: 618
• ISBN-10: 0385048645
• ISBN-13: 9780385048644
• Format: PDF*

Note: This commentary is from a modern Jewish perspective. Provided for reference only.

II Maccabees continues the chronicle of the "Time of the Troubles" (167-64 B.C.E.), begun in I Maccabees. It recounts the stories of conflict between militant Jews, led by Judas Maccabaeus, and their Hellenistic oppressors. Aside from the story of the struggle to control the temple and the holy city of Jerusalem, though, II Maccabees shares little in common with I Maccabees. The second volume of reflections of Jewry in the generation following the Maccabaean revolt presents and evaluates the experience from its own unique perspective.

How these events came to be written, who told the stories, and what reasons motivated such divergent yet parallel interpretations are the questions Jonathan A. Goldstein, translator and commentator on both Maccabaean histories, addresses here. Goldstein utilizes the full array of scholarly tools to examine the critical issues raised by II Maccabees. By examining its language and style, its Hellenic yet Jewish flavor, its comparison and relationship to I Maccabees, its use of sacred writings (Torah and Prophets), its historical context, and the role of the miraculous, Goldstein thoroughly elucidates this powerful account of a pivotal period in Jewish history.

As the commentary makes clear, II Maccabees focuses on certain themes: miracles as God's tools for shaping history; the holiness of the Jerusalem temple; the dynamic relationship between the Hasmonaean rulers and their pious opponents; praise of martyrdom; the doctrine of resurrection. An abridgment of Jason of Cyrene's work, II Maccabees advances its own theological perspective to its Greek-speaking audience, refuting the Hasmonaean partisan's view that pervades I Maccabees.

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First Corinthians: A New Translation with Introduction and Commentary

• Series: The A~ Y~ Bible
• Author: Joseph A. Fitzmyer
• Publisher: Y~ U~y P~ (2008)
• Language: English
• Pages: 690
• ISBN-10: 0300140444
• ISBN-13: 9780300140446
• Format: PDF

Note: Author is Catholic Scholar (Jesuit)

This new translation of First Corinthians includes an introduction and extensive commentary that has been composed to explain the religious meaning of this Pauline epistle. Joseph Fitzmyer discusses all the usual introductory problems associated with the epistle, including issues of its authorship, time of composition, and purpose, and he also presents a complete outline.

The author analyzes the epistle, pericope by pericope, discussing the meaning of each one in a comment and explaining details in the notes. The book supplies a bibliography on the various passages and problems for readers who wish to investigate further, and useful indexes complete the volume. First Corinthians will be of interest to general readers who wish to learn more about the Pauline letters, and also to pastors, college and university teachers, graduate students studying the Bible, and professors of Biblical studies.

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Why Do Catholics Eat Fish on Friday?: The Catholic Origin to Just About Everything

• Author: Michael P. Foley
• Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan (2005)
• Language: English
• Pages: 227
• ISBN-10: 1403969671
• ISBN-13: 9781403969675
• Format: PDF

Did you know that the origins of Groundhog Day stem from a Catholic tradition? Or that the common pretzel was once a Lenten reward for the pious? Why Do Catholics Eat Fish on Friday? is a fascinating guide to the roots of all-things-Catholic. This smart and concise guide will introduce readers to the hidden heritage in many commonplace things that make up contemporary life. The reader-friendly format and the illuminating entries will make this guide a perfect gift for Catholics and anyone who loves a bit of historic trivia.

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Schindler's List: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack

Schindler's List: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack

Classical | WMA lossless | 67min | 273MB | RS

Schindler's List is a multiple Academy Award-winning 1993 film based on the book Schindler's Ark by Thomas Keneally. The movie, adapted by Steven Zaillian and directed by Steven Spielberg, relates the tale of Oskar Schindler, a Sudeten-German Catholic businessman who was instrumental in saving the lives of over one thousand Polish Jews during the Final Solution. The title refers to a list of the names of 1,100 Jews whom Schindler hired to work in his factory and kept from being sent to the Nazi concentration camps.



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The Big Book of Martyrs

The Big Book of Martyrs:
Amazing but True Tales of Faith in the Face of Certain Death!

192 pages | Publisher: DC Comics (October 1, 1997) | Language: English | ISBN: 1563893606 | Factoid Books | Format: CDR | 100 MB



Note: This release is in CBR (Comic Book Reader) Format. You will need a compatible reader. I've actually been looking for this (odd) release for some time. Glad I could finally share it.

While the rest Big book series handles subjects with more than normal dose of irreverance, this book shifts gears and handles the subject with all reverance due to the subject, while maintaining the seperation of legend and fact. The artwork is also respectful of the subject, and in all cases fitting. Noteworthy entries are the first Martyrs of Rome, with Gahan Wilson's appropriately grotesque images of Nero's atrocities, and Trina Roberts' good girl artwork for St. Agnes, the ultimate good girl. Illustrated in the form of comic strips, The stories of many Christian martyrs such as Joan of Arc and St. Paul are told in a respectful, interesting manner. Using dialogue and excellent pencil drawings, the lives of these martyrs comes to life.But this book, while being respectful of the title of saint, does not cower from pointing out these occassional pieces of hypocrisy. Also included in this book is a chapter dealing with saints who were purely fictional (and are even recognized as such by the Catholic church) including the still popular St. Christopher (of the medallion fame), but I'd be surpised at anyone taking this as an attack on their faith. Since this book is about the history of saints and the process (and politics) of cannonization, it is factual regardless of one's personal faith or lack thereof, but I am sure it appeals to Christians the most. But the interesting stories and artwork are worthwhile for anyone to experience.

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American Babylon: Notes of a Christian Exile

Richard John Neuhaus - American Babylon: Notes of a Christian Exile

Publisher: Basic Books | 2009-03-16 | ISBN: 0465013678 | PDF | 288 pages | 1.05 MB

Christians are by their nature a people out of place. Their true home is with God; in civic life, they are alien citizens “in but not of the world.” In American Babylon, eminent theologian Richard John Neuhaus examines the particular truth of that ambiguity for Catholics in America today.

Neuhaus addresses the essential quandaries of Catholic life—assessing how Catholics can keep their heads above water in the sea of immorality that confronts them in the world, how they can be patriotic even though their true country is not in this world, and how they might reconcile their duties as citizens with their commitment to God. Deeply learned, frequently combative, and always eloquent, American Babylon is Neuhaus’s magnum opus—and will be essential reading for all Christians.

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The Pope's Legion: The Multinational Fighting Force that Defended the Vatican

Charles A. Coulombe - The Pope's Legion: The Multinational Fighting Force that Defended the Vatican

Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan | 2008-09-02 | ISBN: 0230600581 | PDF | 272 pages | 5.21 MB

With Arthurian grandeur the Papal Zouaves marched into Italy in the mid-nineteenth century, summoned by the Pope under siege as the Wars of the Risorgimento raged. Motivated by wanderlust, a sense of duty and the call of faith, some 20,000 Catholic men from around the world rallied to Vatican City to defend her gates against Sardinian marauders. Volunteers came from France, Belgium, Spain, Ireland, Austria, and many other countries, including the United States. The battles that ensued lasted over 10 years, among a shifting array of allies and enemies and are among history’s most fascinating yet largely overlooked episodes. Napoleon, Pius IX, and Bismarck all make appearances in the story, but at the center were the Zouaves--steeped in a knightly code of honor, and unflinching in battle as any modern warrior--as the Church they vowed to defend to the death teetered at the brink of destruction.

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Catholic Faith in America

• Series: Faith in America
• Author: Chester Gillis
  
• Publisher: Facts on File (2002)
• Language: English
• Pages: 131
  
• ISBN-10: 081604984X
• ISBN-13: 9780816049844
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One in four Americans is Roman Catholic, and the beliefs, practices, structures, and loyalties of this large faith community are important to the political, social, and religious life of America. This book explores the dynamic and sometimes difficult relationship that Catholics have with American culture and society. It describes Catholics' history, contributions, unique characteristics, and participation in American life from the beginnings of the nation to the present.

Catholic Faith in America portrays key figures and events in the life of American Catholicism, clarifies topics that may be commonly misunderstood by those who are not Catholic, and offers Catholics an objective look at their faith. With strong opinions and a widely diversified population, the American Catholic community remains one of the most visible in the nation.

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Enduring Grace: Living Portraits of Seven Women Mystics

• Author: Carol L. Flinders
  
• Publisher: HarperCollins (2007)
  
• Language: English
• Pages: 278
  
• eISBN-10: 0061548340
• eISBN-13: 9780061548345
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Astonishingly relevant portraits of the lives of seven women mystics

Known to more than a million readers as the coauthor of the classic vegetarian cookbook Laurel's Kitchen, Carol Lee Flinders looks to the hunger of the spirit in Enduring Grace. In these striking and sustaining depictions of seven remarkable women, Flinders brings to life a chorus of wisdom from the past that speaks with remarkable relevance to our contemporary spiritual quests.

From Clare of Assisi in the Middle East to Thérèse of Lisieux in the late nineteenth century, Flinders's compelling and refreshingly informal portraits reveal a common foundation of conviction, courage, and serenity in the lives of these great European Catholic mystics. Their distinctly female voices enrich their writings on the experience of the inner world, the nourishing role of friendship and community in our lives, and on finding our true work. At its heart, Enduring Grace is a living testament to how we can make peace with sorrow and disappointment and bring joy and transcendence into our lives.

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Not By Paul Alone: The Formation of the Catholic Epistle Collection and Christian Canon

• Author: David R. Nienhuis
  
• Publisher: Baylor University Press (2007)
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• ISBN-13: 9781932792713
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Not by Paul Alone explores the historical reasons for the creation of the book of James and the implications for the creation of the Christian canon. Nienhuis makes a compelling case that James was written in the mid-second century and is, like 2 Peter, an attempt to provide a distinctive shape to the emerging New Testament. This book bolsters the claim that the Catholic Epistles not only have a distinct witness individually, but that collectively they are also a considered theological agenda within the Christian church.

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The Church at the Turning Points of History

• Author: Godfrey Kurth
• Publisher: Gates of Vienna Books (2007)
• Language: English
• Pages: 132
• ISBN-10: 1932528431
• ISBN-13: 9781932528435
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Love it or hate it, the Catholic Church has been for 2,000 years at the very center of Europe and Western civilization in all its important aspects: theological, political, social, moral, economic, etc. It has been attacked on many different grounds, often violently, yet it still remains standing. Occasionally weakened, and then subject to an energetic renaissance, the Church can look back upon now long-gone empires, emperors, kings, intellectual traditions and philosophies, heresies and schisms, and in all cases say, "I was there." It is this miracle of constant regeneration which is the mystery of the Church for non-believers; the same mystery is the consolation and proof of the truth of Catholicism for believers. Those who wish to enter into some kind of understanding of this unique history, but who do not have the time for months or years in study, can get a wonderful grasp of the essentials in reading this book. Concise, erudite, and intelligent without being abstruse, it provides all the information that a casual reader might wish to know, and provides an indication for further study if required. No one who reads this book, friend or foe, will come away from reading it and remain unchanged.

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Catholic Moral Theology in the United States: A History

• Series: Moral Traditions
• Author: Charles E. Curran
• Publisher: Georgetown University Press (2008)
• Language: English
• Pages: 370
• ISBN-10: 1589011953
• ISBN-13: 9781589011953
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In this magisterial volume, Charles E. Curran surveys the historical development of Catholic moral theology in the United States from its 19th century roots to the present day. He begins by tracing the development of pre-Vatican II moral theology that, with the exception of social ethics, had the limited purpose of training future confessors to know what actions are sinful and the degree of sinfulness. Curran then explores and illuminates the post-Vatican II era with chapters on the effect of the Council on the scope and substance of moral theology, the impact of Humanae vitae, Pope Paul VI's encyclical condemning artificial contraception, fundamental moral theology, sexuality and marriage, bioethics, and social ethics. Curran's perspective is unique: For nearly 50 years, he has been a major influence on the development of the field and has witnessed first-hand the dramatic increase in the number and diversity of moral theologians in the academy and the Church. No one is more qualified to write this first and only comprehensive history of Catholic moral theology in the United States.

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Your Life is Worth Living: The Christian Philosophy of Life

• Author: Fulton J. Sheen
• Publisher: Saint Andrew's Press (2001)
• Language: English
• Pages: 400
• ISBN-10: 0970145683
• ISBN-13: 9780970145680
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Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen was one of the leading religious figures of the 20th century and the chief spokesman of American Catholicism. Previously unpublished, this work reflects his 16 years of service as national director of the Society for the Propagation of the Faith and 26 years on radio and television. It is the only work where he describes his Christian philosophy. Sheen created this compendium in 1965 in the privacy of his New York City residence at the conclusion of the Second Vatican Council. The series ran over 21 hours on 25 vinyl records. It is his response to millions of letters he received from people around the world writing him in search of truth, salvation, and spiritual guidance and was also conceived to explain his mission to evangelize the world. This book provides Sheen’s answers to life’s most profound questions and presents the Christian philosophy of life. Released solely on audiocassette for 20 years, it is now available for the first time in print.

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The Vatican. The Inquisition. Contraception. Celibacy. Apparitions and miracles. Plots and scandals. The Catholic Church is seldom out of the news. But what do its one billion adherents really believe, and how do they put their beliefs into practice in worship, the family, and society? This down-to-earth account goes back to the early Christian creeds to uncover the roots of modern Catholic thinking. It avoids getting bogged down in theological technicalities, and throws light on aspects of the Church's institutional structure and liturgical practice that even Catholics can find baffling: why go to confession? How are people made saints? What is 'infallible' about the Pope? Topics addressed include: • scripture and tradition • sacraments and prayer • popular piety • personal and social morality • reform, mission, and interreligious dialogue Lawrence Cunningham, a theologian, prize-winning writer and university teacher, provides an overview of Catholicism today which will be indispensable for undergraduates and lay study groups.

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They.Killed.Sister.Dorothy.2008.DVDRip.XViD-SPRiNTER

Rated: Unrated

Runtime: 1 hr. 33 min.
Genre: Documentary

Theatrical Release: Mar 9, 2008 Wide

Synopsis: Documentary on the killing of 73-year-old Catholic nun and activist Sister Dorothy Stang in February 2005, in the state of Pará (Brazilian rain... Documentary on the killing of 73-year-old Catholic nun and activist Sister Dorothy Stang in February 2005, in the state of Pará (Brazilian rain forest), where she, for 30 years, fought along with environmentalists and the underprivileged local communities against the exploitation of powerful loggers and landowners.

Starring: Martin Sheen

Starring: Martin Sheen

Director: Daniel Junge

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Producer: Henry Ansbacher

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