Positive priest characters are certainly a rarity in contemporary films. So Catholics will welcome the uplifting fact-based biography “Father Stu” (Columbia).
Movie: ‘Father Stu’
Wahlberg, on interview trail, says ‘Father Stu’ found him, not the opposite
“I prayed about it and every time I did, I just got the affirmation that I need to be making this movie. This movie is a film that is important. It’s gonna touch people,” Mark Wahlberg said.
Wahlberg: Real-life Father Stu has him ‘continuing to carry on his message’
Catholic actor Mark Wahlberg, who plays the title role in the upcoming movie “Father Stu,” said the real-life Montana priest is “having me continuing to carry on his message.”
Catholic actors Mark Wahlberg, Mel Gibson begin film on priest’s life
Filming has begun on “Stu,” which tells the story of a Father Stuart Long, a onetime boxer who became a priest and died in 2014.
Actor Mark Wahlberg’s faith journey leaves impression on young adults
Hearing the faith journey of Hollywood actor and businessman Mark Wahlberg left an impression on the hearts of many young adults at the Archdiocese of Chicago’s first (re)Encounter event Oct. 20 at the UIC Pavilion.
As his film debuts, Wahlberg finds time to praise priesthood in video
Actor Mark Wahlberg, a native of Boston, where the National Conference of Diocesan Vocation Directors held its annual conference Sept. 30–Oct.7, made the homemade video shown to those who attended, and later posted on Diocese of Providence vocations office Facebook page.