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Are you and your family staying home this Holy Week? Maybe you can teach them about your religious beliefs by just watching Christian movies at home. You have all reasons to that as we are in this time of the year remembering what Jesus Christ did for us more than 2,000 years ago.

Here are 3 movies for the family to watch together:

1. The Gospel of John – Hollywood 2003. Screenplay by John Goldsmith. Narrated by Christopher Plummer. Henry Ian Cusick played the part of Jesus.

I saw this film on the big screen years ago and I was totally amazed. I thought the movie would deviate somewhere, like they do Hollywood-style to make some dramatic enhancement or not to agitate some sensitive sectors. This 3-hour film is good for the family, at least giving them some insights on who Jesus is.

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Where else would you find a pier that looks like a large swimming pool with white sand and crystal clear waters? For the few times I had been to the place, I really wanted to jump off the boat and into cool waters.

Bantayan Island, located at the Northern tip of Cebu, is considered as one of the most attractive tourist haven in the Philippines. It is also the favorite destination of local tourists during the Holy Week. Aside from the lovely beach and the warm smile of the local folks, it boasts of elaborate Lenten procession and the rare Catholic Church exemption from eating meat because of a 200 year old Papal Bull edict.

How to go to Bantayan Island

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