[the invisib1e hand]

At the prodding of some friends, I rented "Lillies of the Field" recently.

Apart from the un-self-consciously refreshing, grown-up manner in which racial strife is dealt with, the other thing that jumped out at me was that the priest in the desert parish said Mass facing the altar.

I was born in 1962, and so seeing Hollywood's portrayal of Catholic culture as it was then was interesting -- exhilirating, actually.

[Mike Fieschko]

At the prodding of some friends, I rented "Lillies of the Field" recently.

Apart from the un-self-consciously refreshing, grown-up manner in which racial strife is dealt with, the other thing that jumped out at me was that the priest in the desert parish said Mass facing the altar.

One scene which struck me when re-watching it some years ago was when the nuns walked to Sunday Mass under the desert sun, along the road, in full habits. (And, the communion fast was three hours back then, though water was permitted.)