DVD review: Prophets of Peace, by MasterWorks Productions

Prophets of peace is the second DVD that was sent to me by MasterWorks Productions for review (the first being McLuhan Way). It is actually two videos in one, each telling the story of a man with a disability: John, who has Down’s Syndrome, and Michael, who was born with cerebral palsy. And the stories are utterly charming.

We live in a world where we readily throw things away, and sadly that seems to include people. Given the prevailing attitudes of many in our current society, who knows if both John and Michael would have been aborted had their conditions been revealed in a pre-natal diagnosis. But each of these men, while living with a disability, is a gift to those around them. For John, it comes in his disarming friendliness; for Michael, his appreciation of small gifts of love. I was completely taken in, for example, by the charm of the question John tends to ask people: “Where’s your home?”. And I was profoundly moved by the story of Michael wanting to have others pray with him.

Each video is quite short (10-15 minutes), so this is not a “rental” in the strict sense. The DVD is, however, an important testament to the truth of the Gospel of Life. I highly recommend it for parents and teachers wanting to instill in their children a sense of the dignity of human life. My rating: A.