As is our custom here at The Legionnaire, we encourage you to check out Cameron’s review of The Passion of the Christ(2004), which is highlighted every year on Good Friday.  There is no other film that better captures that awful yet glorious day when Jesus died for our sins.  Because of the awesome nature of that act, it has always felt inappropriate to post anything else on this day.  At the same time, because I am a daily poster, I do not want a full twenty-four hours to go by without some remark being said.

This year, I want to give you a message of sacrifice.  That is what these past forty days have been about, all with the goal of drawing us into a deeper relationship with God.  During this month and a half period, the desire has been to turn away from aspects of our lives that distract from God, hence the sacrificing.  It is not meant to be easy.  Instead of scrolling through social media, why not take a moment to talk to God.  Rather than binging a show on a streaming service, maybe you could read Scripture.  It may seem fair to say that I fill my time with watching movies, though I treat it as my job.  Then again, if I had the reserve of reviews I would like, I could spend this period more focused on purely spiritual matters.

What refocusing our lives does, particularly with Faith, is that it helps us be more present to Him, who is the goal and hope for our souls whether we choose to acknowledge it.  We yearn for our place with Him in Heaven, and doing otherwise is to reject our very natures.  Jesus’ Passion demonstrated the toll that our negative choices can have.

It is my remembrance of what took place on Good Friday that continues to motivate me in contributing to The Legionnaire.  The world would have it otherwise, telling us to take the easy path that we see represented so often in culture.  As I have stated in many reviews, my aim with this blog is to help you decipher film, to be able to take from it what you need to honor the Son of God who died for you.  I also do not intend to condemn unless I see something so egregious that it warrants condemnation.  For as John 3:17 states, “For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but that the world might be saved through Him.”  To tell people that you are going to hell because you watch a certain movie would be counterproductive.  That decision is not made by me, but by you.  And as long as there is breath in your lungs, you have the ability to take up your cross and follow Him on the path of redemption.  I have been told that I spoil too many movies.  On the contrary, I feel it is a service for you to make better, more Christian decisions when it comes to your entertainment choices.

As such, with Easter nearly here, I praise God that He has given the talent and time to continue to bring you a Catholic perspective on film.  God bless you and your family this coming Easter!