Mark Wahlberg
Episode 167
11 APR 2022
He is an award-winning actor whose newest film comes out this Wednesday, April 13th, and is called, “Father Stu,” based on a true story. He is a devout Catholic and the youngest of nine children in his family. On the sports side he is very well known for his passion for fitness, having appeared on the cover of countless magazines such as Muscle & Fitness, Men’s Health, and Men’s Fitness, among others. He has also had numerous roles in films connected to sports. (A video version of this episode is available on the Catholic Sports Radio official YouTube channel.)
Notable guest quotes:
“(Father Stu) just has such an amazing story and it’s so inspiring. I mean, I found it inspiring, and I knew that it would touch and inspire a lot of other people.”
“I started doing… the training to play a priest. I would kind of perform these Masses at my house with Father Benioff… and so, it’s all about the preparation. I always want it to look as realistic as possible.”
“I am really committed to continuing down this path and making more faith-based content.”
“When praying about getting the movie made, I always prayed about bringing people to church and the vocation of the priesthood and anything in between.”
“I always approach everything that I do as an athlete just because that’s what I was and that’s still how I approach everything that I do, in all of my training, my preparation, everything.”
“…the Michael Jordans of the world, where the guy, in high school, those are the guys that kind of inspired me. And I was never supposed to be the guy in this business, but I was always willing to outwork everybody and just try a little bit harder and go a little bit deeper.”
“The movie being so powerful and affecting so many people and being so needed and people starving for something that’s really uplifting and hopefully will inspire them and renew their faith and give them hope is… not a coincidence. That’s the guy up there working that out.”
“With everything going on in the world I’ve had my ups and downs and my faith has been challenged. It’s completely normal. But at the end of the day where else do you look to be able to really deal with all of the difficulties that life faces you.”
“It always gets a little bit longer, the prayers. I mean, a lot more to be grateful for and a lot more people that I’ve encountered along the way that I personally want to pray for and keep in my prayers.”
“That’s the only way to start the day, me getting on my hands and my knees and then the daily devotionals and things that I read.”
“It’s faith, family, fitness, film… philanthropic, all those things. It’s the most important thing. And again, starting on my hands and my knees reminds me of the most important things that I need to do on a daily basis.”
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Film clip used on this episode courtesy of Sony Pictures
Special thanks to Carmel Communications