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3 days ago · Today, Father Flanagan’s life story and that of Boys Town — founded in a cornfield in October 1921, with more than 150 charges — is getting another boost with Spirit Juice Studios’ new documentary, playing in theaters across America for one night only, Oct. 8. With Catholic actor Jonathan Roumie serving as narrator and executive ...
3 days ago · “There is no such thing as a bad boy.” — Servant of God Father Edward Flanagan, founder of Boys Town By 1937, the success of Boys Town in Omaha, Nebraska, founded by Servant of God Father ...
Sep 24, 2024 · The documentary The Heart of a Servant: The Father Flanagan story is appropriate for teenagers and above due to its serious nature and depth. The reflections from people who knew Father Flanagan and his work are inspiring and thought-provoking and subtly challenge us in our encounter and response to God. With the recent scrutiny of Boy’s Town ...
Sep 24, 2024 · It was originally called “The City of Little Men,” when the Irish-born Fr. Edward J. Flanagan founded the refuge for orphaned and troubled boys in 1917 at 25th and Dodge Streets in Omaha. It became Boys Town a few years later when Fr. Flanagan purchased a farm – a necessary investment since the number of boys under his care had grown from a few to a few hundred.
1 day ago · Truman Capote, the boy who left home through the front door. The author of ‘In Cold Blood’ made his mark on nonfiction literature and managed to connect with the inexplicable violence that ravages the US, but above all he left behind the myth of a person destroyed by the character. September 30 marks the centenary of his birth. Truman ...
4 days ago · Heart of a Servant: The Father Flanagan Story is a new documentary about the real figure behind that story and his lifelong struggle to help marginalized young men in the United States. In 2012 ...
Sep 13, 2024 · The Boys Town Music Hall hosted the world premiere of Heart of a Servant: The Father Flanagan Story on Friday night, September 13. The event attracted numerous dignitaries to the Boys Town campus and offered a first glimpse of the film, which will be shown in theaters for one night only on Tuesday, October 8. To bring Father Flanagan’s story ...
