GAMES

This video is about the games we play with our lives and even our souls, when we do not consider the final destination of our souls. Instead of being distracted by vain pleasures we ought to be living in Christian Charity, glorifying God with our lives and seeking holiness.

Contest: 2013 Goodness Reigns “Share the Story”

Created By: Jacob Machado
Location:Denver, Colorado, USA
Experience Level: Moderate
Filmmaker Age: 21
Video Length: 1 min 11 sec

Filmmaker Bio:
Jacob Machado is a senior at Franciscan University of Steubenville. He loves all aspects of storytelling, especially writing, acting, videography, and photography. He plans to pursue a career in one of these fields and is looking for opportunities to work in LA creating quality video telling great stories with a heart in Christian tradition.

Cast and Crew:
This was a solo project produced by Jacob Machado.

YOUCAT/Catechism Inspiration:
The Creed

The final destination of the soul:
“…each will be rewarded immediately after death in accordance with his works and faith…”

Temperance:
“…Temperance is the moral virtue that moderates the attraction of pleasures and provides balance in the use of created goods…” CCC 1809

“To live well is nothing other than to love God with all one’s heart, with all one’s soul and with all one’s efforts.” CCC 1809

The goal of the Christian life and charity:
“Love is itself the fulfillment of all our works. There is the goal; that is why we run: we run toward it, and once we reach it, in it we shall find rest.” CCC 1829

Category: Films
About The Author
- Suzanne Haugh directs the charitable non-profit Goodness Reigns, Inc. and has worked as a Catholic journalist for over 13 years. She lives in Louisville, KY, with her husband of 20 years and their three children.

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