Part Two: Cherish Beauty, Practice Compassion explores the life and legacy of St. Elizabeth's longest serving pastor, Monsingor John Dudine.
In 1937, Louisville became an archdiocese and then-bishop John Floersh its first archbishop. In 1938, Father John Knue was transferred to Holy Trinity Parish in St. Matthews, and Father John Dudine was appointed as the fourth pastor of St. Elizabeth of Hungary Parish. explores the life and legacy of St. Elizabeth's longest serving pastor, Monsignor Dudine.
Monsignor Dudine's extraordinary tenure at St. Elizabeth saw the church through challenging times: World War Two and the second Vatican Council, which implemented modernization throughout the Catholic Church. Dudine expanded and beautified the St. Elizabeth property, and supported many artistic endeavors to embellish the church, all the while exemplifying Christian charity by caring for those less fortunate. Monsignor Dudine stepped down as pastor in 1967.
Cherish Beauty, Practice Compassion chronicles the journey of Monsignor Dudine and St.Elizabeth's parish through three decades of stewardship of the Catholic faith.
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DVD includes
Feature presentation of One Hundred Years a Parish, Part Two: Cherish Beauty, Practice Compassion, 30 minutes
Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround Sound and Stereo Mixes
Subtitles (Narration only)
Musings of St. Elizabeth: An interpretation of St. Elizabeth
Slideshows of over seventy five still images used in the film, including Monsingor Dudine, parishoners, church buildings and other documents
Audio recording of St. Elizabeth's Parish Choir, December 25, 1962
Images as DVD-ROM content, meaning they are available for viewing and printing on any computer with a DVD drive.
