Posted on 02/23/2023 6:03:05 AM PST by Red Badger
Mark Wahlberg wore an ash cross on his forehead in observance of Lent during an interview with “Today’s” Samantha Guthrie, where he spoke about the significance of his Christian faith in his own life despite its relative absence in Hollywood.
Wahlberg spoke about his dedication to Catholicism and how his faith has transformed his life during the interview conducted on Ash Wednesday. He said his belief system entirely “popular” among the Hollywood company he keeps.
“I don’t want to jam it down anybody’s throat, but I do not deny my faith,” Wahlberg said. “That’s an even bigger sin. You know, it’s not popular in my industry, but I cannot deny my faith. It’s important for me to share that with people.”
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The famous actor showed respect for people of different religious backgrounds. “I have friends from all walks of life and all different types of faiths and religions, so it’s important to respect and honor them as well,” he said.
Wahlberg discussed the structure that his faith brings to his daily life.
“Discipline has always been important for me in life,” he told Guthrie. “Once I started getting into movies and transitioned from music, I realized I needed a lot of discipline in my life, and that discipline has afforded me so many other things.”
“I’ve been rewarded for it so much, and I want to share that with people, so whether that’s with fasting, working out more, detaching from other things and just spending more time with God, in prayer or in thoughtful reflection. And those things are important,” he continued.
“Oh, it’s everything,” Wahlberg said, speaking about the overall meaning of religion in his life. “It’s afforded me so many things. Obviously, you know, God didn’t come to save the saints. He came to save the sinners.”
The “Transformers” star proudly shares his passion for Christianity as a guest narrator and paid spokesperson for the Catholic prayer app Hallow.
“We’ve all had things and issues in our lives, and we want to be better versions of ourselves, and, through focusing on my faith, it’s allowed me to do that,” Wahlberg said.
Made me gag to see that Biden had ashes on his forehead yesterday.
Good for him........something tells me though if he’d have stated this 20 years ago his entertainment career would have not been what it is.
Are you sure it was ‘ashes’?.............😜
20 years ago he was in a band................Marky Mark and the Funky Bunch..................
I’m sure he’s already confessed for that one.
Must have taken a looooooooooooooong time to do 5000 Hail Marys and 10000 Our Fathers.................................
And if he would have been professing his faith then I doubt he’d have been as welcome in hollyweird later.
It was not twenty, but thirty years ago, and in a galaxy far, far away....
Marky Mark and the Funky Bunch
Origin: Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.
Genres: Hip hop, Eurodance, new jack swing, hip house
***Years active: 1991–1993***
Labels: Interscope, Atlantic
Past members:
Mark Wahlberg (Marky Mark)
Ashey Ace
Scottie Gee
Hector the Booty Inspector
DJ-T
My how time flies!...................
Is Marky Mark still a felon?
Many will say Lord Lord. Biblical Christianity was never and will never be popular.
Book of the martyrs.
Christianity has never been popular in a whole lot of places in America. To name a few: Wall Street. The main line churches. The slave holding old South. Ivy League schools.
He has continually saved money from not so great roles and turned it around to produce good stories.
He has leverage. “Invincible”, “Shooter”, the Cpt Murphy Afghanistan movie, and “Patriots Day” are all good movies.
Does that keep him out of Heaven?
Like Kelsey Grammar, is there, or has there been any witness in the roles they play? Grammar had frequent scenes in Frazier where he was in bed with women.
Nothing impure shall enter into the Kingdom of Heaven. Knowing this, Mark to Market has surely sought and received absolution for the underlying transgression.
Please see #17.
Good for him, sincerely. But he still can’t act worth a damn. He’s better than Affleck, but that’s an impossibly low bar.
Probably so but I’ve been aware of his strong faith for a long time. Servant of the Lord. Good family man by all accounts
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