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August 8, 2015

Choreographer, Broadway actor help Catholic school perform 'Lion King'

Enrique Segura, a Broadway actor, and his wife, Kristi, a choreographer, pose on the set of "The Lion King Jr." in early May at the School of Sacred Heart St. Francis de Sales in Bennington, Vt. "The Lion King Jr.," a 60-minute adaptation of the show about love and redemption, was created especially for the strengths and skill level of middle- school students.

BENNINGTON, Vt. - Though the budget was clearly lower, the cast definitely had less experience, the costumes were much simpler and the audiences were far smaller, there was something that the production of "The Lion King Jr." at a Catholic school in the Burlington Diocese had in common with the Broadway production of "The Lion king": Enrique Segura.

Published in International
August 21, 2014

Focus on what is found, not what is lost

A painting titled "The Return of the Prodigal Son," by an unknown artist, is pictured at the Museum of Biblical Art in New York.

Sometimes everything can seem right on the surface while, deep down, nothing is right at all. We see this, for example, in the famous parable in the Gospels about the Prodigal Son and his older brother. By every outward appearance the older brother is doing everything right: He’s perfectly obedient to his father, is at home and is doing everything his father asks of him. And, unlike his younger brother, he’s not wasting his father’s property on prostitutes and partying. He seems a model of generosity and morality. 

Published in Fr. Ron Rolheiser