Karen Ballard
When he was first approached to play in “Father Stu,” a Mark Wahlberg film about a boxer-turned-priest, Mel Gibson admitted that he was skeptical. The 66-year-old Academy Award winner told the Christian Post, “It didn’t sound like it would work.” However, reading the script got him hooked on the movie. “I read the screenplay, and…

Photo provided by HGTV
The life story of one HGTV host has been a real page-turner. Twenty years ago, real estate broker and house-flipping expert Page Turner picked up her life and moved herself and her three young daughters from Los Angeles to Nashville in search of “a better, easier life.” Flash-forward several years later to 2018, and she…

Getty Images for SiriusXM
Famous actor Mark Wahlberg revealed that he received resistance from Hollywood and the Catholic Church about his faith-based movie “Father Stu.” Still, he felt the world needed to experience the powerful testimony. The devout Catholic spent several years pitching the religious drama to Hollywood studios. But in his words, “Hollywood doesn’t make films like this.”…

Wikicommons
The Cardinals' future Hall-of-Fame slugger says God guided him to the decision to pull the plug on his marriage just days after his wife underwent brain surgery.

More from Beliefnet and our partners
More from Beliefnet and our partners