Hello, my friends and welcome to the Live Inspired podcast Monday morning moments with John O'Leary.

I'm going to begin this one with a fact that very, very, very few people know about me.

You ready?

I only cried once during high school.

That's right, only once.

And no, it was not the first time my mom dropped me off height at high school.

It wasn't when I saw my first report card

received my first emerit, experienced my very first detention. It wasn't even when a friend

accidentally ran over my foot breaking it in the parking lot, or when none of my friends stood up

to a bully making fun of my hands. Nope. It wasn't any of those times.

The one time I cried during high school was in theology class.

On that day, our teacher rolled a television and a VCR into the room.

For the younger listeners, you'll have to Google it.

The lights were dimmed and together we watched a movie called

The Mission. Set during the 1700s in Uruguay, the film is packed with spectacular

scenery, stunning music, and exceptional acting. It's awesome. It follows the lives of Jesuit

missionaries, the local people they encounter, and the global

forces wrestling for power. And although the entire film is incredibly emotional, there's a

particularly poignant scene that moved a teenage boy years ago to cry.

Retraying Captain Rodrigo Mendoza, Robert De Niro attempts to make amends for a life poorly spent.

He regrets the innumerable atrocities he committed as a soldier.

He feels grief that he persecuted and enslaved the local people.

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