Going My Way

(1944) – One of a couple of films staring Bing Crosby as a parish priest, Going My Way is a “feel good” movie that expresses the Irish love for music, friendship, and optimism.  Bing Crosby plays a young priest with new ideas assigned to a Catholic parish with declining contributions, membership, and hope.  His interaction with Barry Fitzgerald, the stereotypical aging Irish priest in charge, is timeless.  A movie about accepting those people around you, rather than about fixing a “broken” parish, Going My Way needs to be one of can’t miss movies on your list.

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