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Dirty Christians and Miserable Sinners, by Rob Marco – Brown Pelican Society of Lousiana

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Actor Shia Labeouf, who plays the part of “Bible/Boyd Swan”, gives interviews with the media on the “Red Carpet” during the world premiere of the movie Fury at the Newseum in Washington D.C. (Department of Defense photo by Marvin Lynchard). ... This file is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 Generic license... You are free: to share... Wikimedia.

By Rob Marco, Crisis Magazine, May 7, 2026

Rob Marco is a married father of three.He holds a MA in Theology from Villanova University. Rob has appeared on EWTN’s “The Journey Home” and his writing has been featured at OnePeterFive, Catholic World Report, SpiritualDirection.com, and other Catholic publications. He is the author of Wisdom and Folly: Collected Essays on Faith, Life, and Everything in Between and Coached by Philip Neri: Lessons in Joy.

Shia LaBeouf’s rocky conversion is not as unusual as one might think.

I recently watched an interview with actor Shia LaBeouf that a friend tipped me off to. For the record, I didn’t make it very far into the interview, which was recorded the day after LaBeouf was released from jail on bail for a drunken physical altercation at a bar in New Orleans during Mardi Gras. The actor appeared to be somewhat inebriated, was dropping f-bombs left and right, deflecting responsibility for his recent objectionable behavior, and probably making his agent panic backstage. As a public figure, and a recent Catholic convert with a checkered past, it was uncomfortable to watch and wasn’t a good look for him personally or for the body of believers, his brothers and sisters who make up the universal Church.

There was a moment in the interview, however, where LaBeouf’s bravado falters and he starts to cry when asked what he would say to Jesus if he met Him. “I wouldn’t say nothing…I would kiss his feet,” he says, eyes to the floor. …

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