Diary of a City Priest
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • Drop the checkbook and get your hands dirty
  • A priest portrayed as a thinking man...
Diary of a City Priest
Starring: David Morse , Thomas Ryan , Phillip Goodwin , Ana Reeder , and Robert Sella
Director: Eugene Martin (II)
Manufacturer: Heartland Film Festival Video
ProductGroup: DVD
Binding: DVD

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ASIN: B000092T4U
Release Date: 2003-06-24

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Drop the checkbook and get your hands dirty.......2005-11-08

Few movies attack, I mean literally attack, the heart as much as this. Toward the end I had pushed myself deep in the couch. Not as much in comfort, but in trying to get away from the work and struggle this man faced and recognizing the work he did was not as extraordinary as one might believe.

David Morse in his understated, simplistic, utterly powerful portrayal reminded me that McNamee's acts were the most basic responsibilities of the Christian faith.

This movie will cause a reexamination of priorities. Please don't watch it without looking inside yourself.

5 out of 5 stars A priest portrayed as a thinking man..........2003-06-25

David Morse portrays a Philadelphia priest working long and hard at a poor, crime-ridden parish. He wonders if his work matters. He wonders whether he matters as a man or a priest.

The priest works on where he fits in this world via an introspective diary. The film ends optimisticly, but not clearly with THE answer.

This film has nothing to do with the current clergy scandal in the U.S. In fact, if anything, David Morse's character is attempting to act saint-like.

This is a serious drama for someone who wants to think about the most profound issues of life.

David Morse is his usual appealing and sympathetic actor.
Diary of a City Priest [ NON-USA FORMAT, PAL, Reg.0 Import - Australia ]
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    Diary of a City Priest [ NON-USA FORMAT, PAL, Reg.0 Import - Australia ]
    Director: Eugene Martin
    Manufacturer: Peacock Films
    ProductGroup: DVD
    Binding: DVD

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    ASIN: B000UZQX8S

    Product Description

    Australia released, PAL/Region 0 DVD: it WILL NOT play on standard US DVD player. You need multi-region PAL/NTSC DVD player to view it in USA/Canada. LANGUAGES: English (Dolby Digital 2.0), SYNOPSIS: A chronicle of Father John P. McNamee's experiences at the inner city St. Malachy's parish, in North Philadelphia. A self-proclaimed 'kept man of the domestic church', McNamee organizes his schedule around the nightly procession of locals who come by for groceries and streetwise succor (one of them even steals his welcome mat). As the pressures of being constantly on-call for his parishioners take their toll on his own personal strength, Father John becomes tired and bitter. His faith is unshaken, but his heart is tired as he tries to come to terms with the complexity of human existence. SPECIAL FEATURES: Interactive Menu,

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