Monday, August 17, 2015

Chris Farley the Catholic

By Hillary Mast

Screenshot via hulu.com

Screenshot via hulu.com

We all remember Chris Farley the comedian, but how many of us remember Chris Farley the Catholic?

Close friends and family of the late “Saturday Night Live” star, it turns out.

In an interview with Melissa Silverberg of Daily Herald, one of Farley’s close college friends, Fr. Matt Foley, recalled intimate details about the comedian’s faith and struggle with alcohol addiction.

They met on the rugby field at Marquette University and stayed friends when Fr. Foley entered Mundelien Seminary. They kept in touch after Fr. Foley was ordained and Farley’s acting career began to take off.

When Farley invented his …read more

Source:: Catholic News

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