The Lair of the Catholic Caveman

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Sunday, December 24, 2006

Favorites Meme
Tagged by my buddy Mac over at Mulier Fortis

Your Favorite Film?Easy one... The Quiet Man. John Wayne, Maureen O'Hara, Ward Bond, Barry Fitzgerald, Ireland. Does it get any better than this? I have almost every line of dialogue memorized. That drives Mrs. Caveman crazy!

Your Favorite Film with a Religious theme? The Miracle of Our Lady of Fatima. Not exactly one of the best produced, directed or acted films ever made... but it's simplicity and sincerity make it one of my all time favorites.

Your Favorite Film Priest?

Though it's technically not an "entertainment film", there is a quick film clip that was shot by a US Navy cameraman aboard the USS Franklin during WWII, showing Chaplain (Lt. Cmdr) Joseph T. O'Callahan giving Last Rites to a dying American sailor. Father O'Callahan won the Medal of Honor for gallantry, and many credit his actions during the battle with saving the ship from destruction. Information on Fr. O'Callahan can be read here.

Everytime I look at that picture... just knowing that young boy is moments from death, but a good priest is there for him... I break down like a baby. Look at the serenity in that boy's face, and the anguish in Father O'Callahan's. If that doesn't rip your heart out, you aren't human.

Your Favorite Film Nun?Deborah Kerr in Heaven Knows, Mr. Allison with Robert Mitchum. During WWII, an Irish missionary nun is stranded on a Japanese held island with an American Marine. They hide out together, trying to survive until the American forces liberate them. Hilarious scene where Robert Mitchum's character keeps putting his foot in his mouth trying to explain why "mackerel snappers" make such good Marines. One of the most decent films ever made.

I tag Father Gonzales, Father Richtsteig, Jay, Classic Dymphna, New Dymphna, Paul, and Christine

2 Comments:

prevat2 said...: Ladies & Gentlemen,
I have to agree (as usual) with Cavey on all this. However, how about a few other greats: Gregory Peck in "The Keys of the Kingdom," Tom Tryon and John Huston in "The Cardinal," or DeNiro in "The Mission" (when the Jesuits were still REAL men and not the Protestant turd burglers they are today), "Going My Way" or "The Bells of St. Mary's" both with Bing, or "Come to the Stable."

All these films have one thing in common. They dealt with a priesthood that was straight forward (in more ways then one), proud, glorious and....they all said the TLM, and the TLM ONLY!

Merry Christmas & Semper Fi!; 10:49 AM
Anonymous said...: Alice O'Callahan was the sister of Fr. O'Callahan in the photo. She was a POW in Japan - recently liberated at the time the Franklin was hit. The dying sailor LIVED! He is William Blanchard from NJ. He will soon be on the web in an interview at www.me3tv.org.
What a story!; 5:56 PM