Therefore project onto others in order to avoid meeting them in Which we dislike or of which we are ashamed, and which we Sacraments to invite us to look at those aspects of ourselves The people whom we like the least can function as Just as is true of theīiblical stories, something of every character lives inside each Reality that nothing human is alien to us. Talk about the nature of evil, the goodness of creation, and the
The movie, Chocolate, presents a wonderful opportunity to. (Darrel Manson, Artesia Christian Church, Artesia CA) 
Passes out, to be found in the morning by the priest headed toĬhurch. He losesĬontrol, stuffing himself with every kind of chocolate until he He hasīeen severely fasting all during Lent.
He is in the display window breaking things. The Comte has broken into the Chocolatarie on Holy Saturday toĭestroy it.Seductive Power of Sin/Evil, Ubiquity of Evil It is the wind who blows Vi anneĬommunity-even into the Conte! (Lorinda H.M. The end) accept the work of the Holy Spirit,īecause he craves order and traquility above all-even above the work of the Spirit. Perhaps an attempt by the Holy Spirit to open up and renew the congregation? But the Conte de Reynaud bolts the doors agains Jesus' comment that the wind/spirit blows where I was immediately struck by the use of the wind in the movie, and.Lot like "Viens," (the "s" is not pronounced in French), which means "Come." Think of all the times she invites people to She also serves a special meal for ArmandeĪnd friends. She is unafraid to associate with "sinners," and understands the need for forgiveness (especially in terms of Josephine) better than anyone else in the
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She can identify the woundsĮach person carries and knows how to heal them. Out to the outcast (Armande, Josephine, and Roo
While I am a little troubled by her "pagan" portrayal,. Eventually the Mayor's midnight attack on her shop backfires on him, as he unwittingly tastes the chocolateĪnd surrenders to his own need for joy and Power to attract the people and cause them toīreak the Lenten fast. Mayor come into conflict, as he resents her Torn between their religious duties and the vision of joy represented by Vianne's hospitality and wonderful food. Vianne opens a chocolate shop, and the people Of his joyless, controlling personality, and hasīrought the church under his influence (he writes the priest's sermons, exhorting the people to fasting and abstinence). The Mayor keeps the people in line by the force Religious establishment's hold on the people, by the generously hospitable way she lives and by her welcome of outcasts. A mysterious, appealing woman Vianne appears in a small. No longer saw his job as ridding the town of immorality and any The Count De Reynaud (the mayor of the city and control freak about town), after the Easter SermonĪnd the chocolate festival in the town square after church, was. That we may live life from our true center, which is Love -Īnd which is the only power more powerful than the power and the "good" parts) and allowing it to heal and transform us so Them to God's love, (which accepts all of us - not just the Project onto others in order to avoid meeting them in ourselves -Īnd therefore cutting ourselves off from the possibility of opening We dislike or of which we are ashamed, and which we therefore Sacraments to invite us to look at those aspects of ourselves which Is true of the Biblical stories, something of every character lives Opportunity to talk about the nature of evil, the goodness ofĬreation, and the reality that nothing human is alien to us. The movie, Chocolate, presents a wonderful. Obvious that those who are "unclean" are living out a life There is a battle between these "clean"įorces and the "unclean." Although before long it becomes Some "River Rats" (including Roux, who romances Vianne)Īlso come along. (during Lent!) a Chocolate shop, which magically feeds the needs of 
But Vianne and her daughter comes to town and opens "clean" by the Comte de Reynaud and his family ever since Instead, we should measure ourselves by what weĮmbrace, what we create, and who we include.? (Carla Thompson Not by what we don?t do, what we deny ourselves, what we resist, Want to talk about Christ?s humanity, I mean how he lived his life
Pere Henri's (the young priest) Easter Sermon: ?I. Review, Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat, Spirituality & Health. The New Yoke Sure Gets Heavy." Jeff Diaz, TheFilmForum: Looking Closer, review by Jeffrey Overstreet, "searching for truth, beauty Social and spiritual commentary by Hal Conklin and Denny Wayman.Īnd Other Abstainers," review by Frederica Mathewes-Green.
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