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Spring training for the Soul!!! Get to know these baseball stars through their personal stories These are some of the best-selling faith and sports videos ever! Details Baseball champions Mike Piazza, David Eckstein, Juan Pierre, Jeff Suppan, Mike Sweeney, Ivan Rodriguez, Craig Biggio and Jack McKeon lead an All-Star lineup of over two dozen players, managers and coaches speaking frankly about family, sacrifice and leadership in this moving and uplifting documentary. Champions of Faith: Baseball Edition A ground breaking film that portrays the intersection of sports and faith by showcasing how some of Major League Baseball's biggest stars - including Mike Piazza, Tom Glavine, Sandy Alomar Jr., and many others - have been shaped and uplifted by their Catholic faith. This inspiring DVD provides some of baseball's best with a unique platform to discuss faith, family, teamwork, sacrifice, leadership, humility, and the many virtues and spiritual lessons they have learned from our national pastime. Powerful and inspiring! Champions of Faith: The Bases of Life One of the most acclaimed and top-selling Catholic films has a sequel. Faith Champions of  : The Bases of Life will follow the multiple award-winning Champions of Faith: Baseball Edition onto DVD, providing an emotional and faith-filled look inside the personal lives of some of America's most beloved baseball heroes. The second film in Catholic Exchange's Champions of Faith series, The Bases of Life stars Mike Piazza, Darrell Miller, Tom Glavine, Jeff Suppan and others, and uncovers the true meaning of faith and God's message of love and forgiveness to mankind in a striking way.   Dimensions & Specifications 2 DVDs Champions of Faith: Baseball Edition Champions of Faith: The Bases of Life 5 3/8" x 7 1/2" 105 Minutes Total  

Francis and Clare of Assisi -- two figures of the Middle Ages who went against all conventions of the times and whose way of life is still a challenge. With both beautiful photography that takes you to the places frequented by Clare and Francis and original music with medieval melodies, their extraordinary tale is told. SPECIAL FEATURES: English, Spanish and Italian language options, Chapter Titles for easy scene access.

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This two-disc set contains two essential art history programs that explore how the world's artists have portrayed Jesus and Mary in their work. Spanning the early 3rd century to the present, the Emmy-winning The Face: Jesus in Art traces the dramatically different ways in which Jesus has been represented in art throughout history and around the world. Picturing Mary, narrated by Jane Seymour with dramatic readings by James Keach, visits museums, chapels and cathedrals in eight countries to view rare and sacred masterpieces by such artists as Michelangelo, Rembrandt, Caravaggio, and Duccio. From tiny personal images to giant mosaics and frescoes, these treasured artworks show how artists have expressed their personal devotion, and are an enduring testament to Jesus and Mary as the sublime embodiments of the virtues, joys, and sorrows of the human race.

This new film is the world's biggest documentary on the new saint. It reveals his remarkable legacy in the history of the Church and the world, as well as how his extraordinary personality, generosity, courage and sense of humor united people on all continents, regardless of their social status, age or religious beliefs.

It utilizes exclusive archival footage featuring John Paul II, as well as a lot of original shots made for this comprehensive film. Produced in HD quality, and four years in the making, it was filmed in 13 countries. It features many world famous figures from the Church, Politics, Entertainment and News industries, and their inspiring, insightful thoughts about and experiences with John Paul II.

Some of the many famous people featured in the film include Cardinal Stanislaw Dziwisz (the Pope's longtime personal secretary), singer Placido Domingo, actor Eduardo Verastegui, Cardinal Frances Arinze, journalist Marco Politi, Italian politician & philosopher Rocco Buttiglione, former Polish President Lech Walesa, and many more.

This is a unique, dynamic, high quality, and sweeping epic film on the amazing life and legacy of St. John Paul II.

An inspiring feature film on Blessed Pope John XXIII starring Edward Asner in an acclaimed performance as the beloved pontiff who came from common stock and was known for his simplicity, goodness, courage and love for humanity. Shot on location in Rome and Italy, and produced by the Italian film company Lux Vide, makers of Pope John Paul II and Saint Rita, this movie tells the whole life story of John XXIII from his youth thru his young priesthood, Bishop, Cardinal and Pope. Elected supposedly as an "interim Pope" who would just keep the status quo and listen to the advisers around him, John XXIII proved to be his own man when he surprised the Church and world by calling for the Second Vatican Council. This film also underscores his wonderful sense of humor and great charity towards others, especially the poor, downtrodden, and the outcast. Shot in widescreen, with excellent acting all around and beautiful cinematography, the film also stars Claude Rich, Sydne Rome, Massimo Ghini and Franco Interlenghi.

Special Features: A 16 page booklet by Carl E. Olson with study questions, biography of Blessed John XXIII, and resource list. Special documentary film with renowned Catholic historian James Hitchcock and Fr. Mitch Pacwa, S.J., on Blessed John XXIII and Vatican II.

This DVD contains the following language tracks:English and Italian language, Spanish & English subtitles.

The story of Saint Maria Goretti is retold in this beautifully made new film from Italy. It tells of the plight of the poor laborers of the time, struggling to survive in a swampy area with rampant malaria and extreme poverty. Luigi and Assunta Goretti keep their faith despite the hardship, and instill in their children a deep love for God. Their daughter Maria especially is devout. But tragedy strikes more than once: sickness and death affects the Goretti family, and then their young neighbor Alessandro does the unthinkable… This film, made on location and filled with authentic detail, stars Martina Pinto as Maria, Flavio Insinna (Saint John Bosco) as the brave local Passionist priest, Luisa Ranieri and Massimo Bonetti as her parents, and Claudia Koll as the Countess Mazzoleni.

Includes a special 16 page study booklet with interviews, questions and answers, and more information. In Italian with English and Spanish subtitles, or English dubbed track.

This is the acclaimed dramatic feature film made in France in 1959 that tells the story of the life of St. Therese of Lisieux from childhood through her death as a Carmelite nun at age 24. French actress France Descaut gives a very appealing and authentic performance as Therese, the most popular saint of modern times. The youngest daughter in an upper middle class, devout and loving family, Therese developed a deep spiritual life as a child while she struggled greatly with the early death of her mother, the departure of her beloved sisters to the convent, and a very serious, life-threatening illness as she sought to give her life to God with an earnest desire to enter Carmel as a teenager. After appealing directly to the Pope for this unusual early entrance into Carmel, she was accepted into the Carmelites at 15, and lived an exemplar life of faith, prayer, sacrifice and love, dying at only 24 in 1897. She was canonized a saint in 1925.

This movie offers unique numerous glimpses into Therese's Little Way of spiritual childhood, (her unique spirituality that helped make her a Doctor of the Church) including situations of conflict between Therese and her superior regarding her conviction of striving for perfection in the little things with great confidence and trust in the mercy and love of God. Beautifully filmed in black and white, with fine performances by the whole cast, this movie is an unsung cinematic gem that captures the spirit and life of the beloved St. Therese.

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