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The Fr. Mike Schmitz Catholic Podcast

Fr. Mike Schmitz Reviews "Cabrini" Movie

The Fr. Mike Schmitz Catholic Podcast

Ascension

Christianity, Religion & Spirituality, Society & Culture

4.97.1K Ratings

🗓️ 7 March 2024

⏱️ 7 minutes

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Summary

Do you know the true story of America's first canonized saint?

"Cabrini," a movie from Angel Studios, tells the incredible true story of Mother Cabrini, the first American citizen to become a saint. It is a historical biopic showcasing her selfless service to the Italian immigrant population in the United States. Mother Cabrini's unwavering dedication to the dignity and respect of those in need reminds us to always look out for the ones still seeking a place at the table.

Today, Fr. Mike shares his honest review of the film, "Cabrini." The movie is in theaters this weekend. He encourages you to allow the story of this remarkable saint to touch your heart and inspire you to make a difference in the world.

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Transcript

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0:00.0

Whenever there's like a church movie, sometimes there's a little bit of a hesitation of like,

0:04.1

is it going to be any good? I've been wrestling with what to say about this movie for days and days.

0:10.6

My name's Father Mike Schmitz and this is a sense represents.

0:13.0

I recently watched the movie Cabrini.

0:15.1

It is a historical like you know bio-pick that's about the life of St.

0:20.3

Francis Xavier Cabrini.

0:21.7

And so it's a story of how she leaves Italy and she comes. St.

0:22.8

Francis Xavier Cabrini.

0:21.6

And so it's a story of how she leaves Italy,

0:24.7

and she comes to the New World, right?

0:25.8

She comes to the United States

0:27.2

to serve primarily the underserved Italian immigrant population

0:31.6

in Manhattan Manhattan originally.

0:33.2

At that time in the United States,

0:35.7

Italians were the most recent wave of immigrants.

0:38.6

And so they were at the bottom of the heap.

0:40.2

So she first started an orphanage. And then there's a scene where they're going to make

0:44.5

uniforms for the children and one of the sisters comes to Mother Cabrini and says well we

0:48.2

have this kind of fabric which is less expensive we can get more of it or this kind of

0:51.4

fabric which is more expensive but much

0:52.9

nicer and mother brini says we're going to get the more expensive fabric

0:56.0

because these children need to know that they matter. Essentially I'm paraphrasing

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