Holy Ground

Chris Kramer seems a restless spirit. Though he can talk openly and widely about the faith, he prefers to put that faith into action. Chris's most recent work with Family Theater Production was as a feature celebrity and assistant director for a DVD called "Rosary Stars:Praying the Gospel" which features 21 young-adult Catholic celebrities offering personal reflections on the Rosary and its role in their lives. Although Chris Kramer is concentrating on his acting career, his ambitions are multi-layered. He and several friends have recently started a production company in the hopes of developing material. He's exploring writing and directing as well. Chris is content with where his career is right now and where it's headed. "Because we are made in the image and likeness of God, we're supposed to strive after perfection. So in everything we do, whether work or play, we are supposed to do with the attitude of trying to do it perfectly" he says. Father Wilfred Raymond, executive director of Family Theater Production admires the depth of Chris's faith and knows full well the temptations that surround him in the industry. "Mainstream Hollywood has, in my opinion, a lot of good people working in it. But, many of them have to hide the fact that they're Christians or practising Catholics. There are a lot of very good people trying to work in this industry and trying to make a difference. Chris is like 90 percent of young people. At some point they have to go through a period when they put aside the faith that their parents gave them . Chris is a good model-someone who went through a very difficult struggle to get to where he is." Father Willy has high hopes for Chris, both as an actor and as a person of faith. "My hope for Chris, on the personal level, is that he continues to grow in his faith. Professionally, I think Chris will do very well. He's highly disciplined as an actor, which is very deceiving because he seems very casual and laid-back." "My dad used to pray the Rosary over my bed when I was 3 years old", Chris says. "It was one of the means that brought me back into faith. To this day I still pray a daily Rosary. Prayer is basically a conversation. It's just like any relationship that we have on earth. With God or with Mary or any of the saints-you need to spend the time with them." (americancatholic.org)

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