Hospitality, Grace, and Thanksgiving: The Eucharistic Metaphor at

Hospitality, Grace, and Thanksgiving: The Eucharistic Metaphor at the Heart of Babette's Feast

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We will be breaking open the classic Academy Award-winning film, Babette's Feast. The National Catholic Register wrote that the film is "a quiet celebration of the divine grace that meets us at every turn, and even redeems our ways not taken, our sacrifices and losses." You also may want to read the original short story on which the film is based. The music in the introduction and close of this podcast is provided by George Sarah. This program of mystagogy is hosted by the Adult Faith Programs at Saint Stephen Martyr Church in Chesapeake, Virginia.

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