APPLETON, Wis. — A Wisconsin pastor has created a 10-part series of short videos related to a special Christmas episode released in theaters by the creators of the show “The Chosen,” a wildly popular streaming series on the of Jesus and the Gospel stories.
Father Edward Looney’s three- to five-minute videos give the Catholic perspective on the special episode about the birth of Christ through the eyes of Mary and Joseph. The videos are self-released and were posted on his YouTube channel Dec. 1, the day “Christmas with The Chosen: The Messengers” premiered in theaters around the country.
Originally the film was scheduled to run in 1,079 theaters Dec. 1 and 2 only, but another 450-plus locations were added and the episode will now run until Dec. 10. The website of the film’s distributor, Fathom Events, has information on where it is being shown: www.fathomevents.com.
As for Father Looney’s video lessons, the topics he covers are music as catechesis, miracles, St. Joseph, the tradition of Luke and Mary, the prayer life of Mary and the early Christians,.
He also addresses questions such as: “Did Mary experience pain in childbirth?” “What are relics?’ “What do we know about the end of Mary’s life?” “How can we be messengers?”
