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  • Defeating the Devil: Exorcists Tell Their Story

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    Never has the devil, demonic possession, and exorcism been so widely discussed as it is today. And yet, few satisfactory explanations are proffered. This powerful film describes the origin of the evil spirit, the devil's descent, and his interruption in the world from the temptation of Adam and E...

  • Marriage: God's Design for Life and Love

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    From the dawn of human history, mankind has understood the value of a lifelong, faithful, procreative union of one man and one woman in marriage. This natural bond, which was raised to a Sacrament by Our Lord Jesus Christ, has been the foundation of Christian civilization for over two thousand ye...

  • The "A" Word: Journeys Through Annulment

    Movie + 1 extra

    The A Word tells the story of four individuals who experienced failed marriages and sought the Church for help and healing. These individuals relate what they learned about love, marriage, commitment, and their spiritual lives during the annulment process. Along the way, the Catholic Church's ann...

  • Isaac Hecker and the Journey of Catholic America

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    Isaac Hecker's story is ultimately an American story about someone who not only spent his life trying to experience God acting in the world, but who also tried to build bridges so others could join him on that journey. No matter what one's religious background might be, Isaac Hecker and the Journ...

  • The Angel of Biscay: The Life & Message of Fr. Aloysius Ellacuria, CMF

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    In a time of world upheaval God raised up an extraordinary priest in Fr. Aloysius Ellacuria, CMF (1905 - 1981). So completely did he sacrifice his will in the service of God and neighbor that blessings were showered upon him in abundance, and upon those whose lives he touched. His sanctity was co...

  • Hostia: The Power and Presence of the Eucharist

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    "This powerful and inspiring film begins with the Gospel accounts of how Jesus Christ instituted the Eucharist. It explains how the sacrifices and offerings in the Old Testament prefigured the perfect and final sacrifice in Jesus Christ Himself—the Lamb of God who takes away the sins of the world...

  • Paul VI: The Misunderstood Pope

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    He was the Pope who closed the Second Vatican Council. He led the Catholic Church in the midst of one of its worst crises in history. He steered the course of the Church through the revolution of 1968 that shook the moral basis of a civilization. He was under fire from Lefèbvre fundamentalists, p...

  • Rome Reports

    1 season

    Rome Reports is an international TV news agency based in Rome, Italy, featuring programs that cover the Pope and the Vatican.

  • Ocean of Mercy

    Movie

    At the dawn of the twentieth century, three voices rose up from Poland to proclaim an urgent message, a message powerful enough to alter the course of an age plunging into spiritual darkness.

    Filmed on location in more than twenty cities across Poland and the United States, this true story exa...

  • Saint Maria Goretti: Fourteen Flowers of Pardon

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    This is the true story of a young virgin's ultimate act of love. On her deathbed, eleven year old Maria Goretti forgave Alessandro Serenelli, the man who mortally stabbed her because she resisted his attempted rape. Alessandro was sentenced to thirty years in prison for murdering Maria, and after...

  • Saint Rita of Cascia: The True Story

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    A compelling docu-drama that tells the whole story of the amazing life of St. Rita of Cascia, the very popular saint who lived in Italy in the 14th century. Famous as the patronness of hopeless situations, St. Rita dealt with many very difficult and tragic events in her life. Through it all she d...

  • Saint Francis of Assisi: His Life and Miracles

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    This new docu-drama on the life and miracles of St. Francis is based on the official writings of Brother Thomas Celano, a close companion and friar with St. Francis who spent many years with the saint. Brother Thomas called Francis an "alter Christos" who was like "a holy mirror of the sanctity o...

  • The Miracle of Father Kapaun: The Story of an American Spiritual & Military Hero

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    Emil Kapaun—priest, soldier, and Korean War hero—was a rare man. He was awarded posthumously the Medal of Honor, the nation's highest military award, and is also being considered by the Vatican for canonization as a saint.

    Just as remarkable are the many non-Catholic witnesses who attest to Fa...

  • The Shroud of Turin

    1 season

    This is the definitive, most up to date collection of 4 stunning films on the Shroud of Turin that spans 38 years of award-winning filmmaking on the Shroud by acclaimed British film producer and director David Rolfe.

    This incredible collection includes the British Academy Award winning film, ...

  • Faith of Our Fathers: In Search of the English Martyrs

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    During the English Reformation, hundreds of brave men and women suffered brutal persecution while clinging to the Catholic faith that had been the life of their nation for over a thousand years. Heavy fines, exclusion, and prison sentences were the norm. Some, particularly priests and those who a...

  • Solanus Casey: Priest, Porter, Prophet

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    This extraordinary film explores the heroic life of a remarkable, modern-day mystic, Father Solanus Casey, who was relegated to doing little more than being a simple doorman in his monastery. But God would transform the role his superiors assigned him, appointing it a far greater significance to ...

  • Divine Mercy with Fr. Michael Gaitley

    1 season

    Renowned speaker and author Fr. Michael Gaitley tells the dramatic history of God's love and mercy as interwoven through the transformative message of St. Faustina, the miraculous appearance of Mary at Fatima, the witness of Maximilian Kolbe, and the world-changing papacy of Pope St. John Paul II...

  • Finding Fatima

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    Produced by the award-winning filmmakers of the highly acclaimed feature film The 13th Day, this powerful and in-depth documentary combines archival footage, dramatic reenactments, original interviews with Fatima experts, and stunning visuals to tell the whole story of the apparitions of Our Lady...

  • Fatima: Call To Russia

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    In 1917 three children purportedly had a series of visions of the Virgin Mary in the town of Fatima, Portugal. Among the words that the Virgin spoke to them was a call for the repentance of Russia and a prophecy that if that nation did not repent, it would do great harm to the world. This happene...

  • No Greater Love: A Unique Portrait of the Carmelite Nuns

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    After ten years of correspondence, filmmaker Michael Whyte was given unprecedented access to the monastery of the Most Holy Trinity, in London's Notting Hill. The monastery, founded in 1878, is home to the nuns of the Discalced Order of Carmelites, who lead a cloistered life dedicated to prayer, ...

  • The Birth of the Franciscans

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    These three fascinating docu-dramas use expert commentary, on-location footage, and dramatic vignettes to tell the stories of three disciples of Saint Francis of Assisi. These stories trace the origins of the Franciscan movement.

    Friar Bernard was the first to join Francis in ministry. Althoug...

  • One Step is Enough: Cardinal John Henry Newman

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    One Step is Enough is a biography of John Henry Newman, a 19th century British theologian and historian. Newman was raised in the Anglican Church and became an Anglican priest and a professor at Oxford. Over time he became critical of both the evangelical emphasis on dramatic personal conversion ...

  • Benedict XVI: The Pope Emeritus

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    This excellent new documentary produced in Europe on the life and papacy of Pope Benedict XVI (Joseph Ratzinger) shows us the great milestones of his life: renowned theology professor, prolific author, expert at the Second Vatican Council, longtime collaborator of John Paul II, and his pontificat...

  • Unbreakable: A Story of Hope and Healing in Haiti

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    On January 12th, 2010, a magnitude 7.0 earthquake struck Haiti, bringing devastation to an already impoverished nation. Hundreds of thousands lost their lives, more than 1 million were displaced, and tens of thousands were injured, including countless children and young people who suffered the lo...