Stars Who Are Secretly Religious

Jurassic World's Chris Pratt often posts religiously-tinged updates to his social media accounts. One of his Instagram posts shows a photo of a tray his brother Cully Pratt designed. The tray is a photo of Jesus with the crown of thorns and the Bible verse from Philippians 4:13 that reads: "I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me." When Cully asked Chris if he could design a tray for him, Chris chose this one because: "...I thought a lot about being homesick. I'd like having a touchstone that I could take with me as I travel on the road for work. Something less straight up bad ass hero and more homesick in need of comfort. So I thought about this great Bible verse Philippians 4:13 which I've relied on for strength from time."

When his son Jack with wife Anna Faris was in the ICU, Chris prayed often. He told People, "It restored my faith in God, not that it needed to be restored, but it really redefined it."

Relevant Magazine reported that it seems Chris has no agenda and "his faith seems sincere, because unlike some Hollywood stars turned religious post-children, Pratt's faith isn't political. It's also not part of his 'brand.' It's just seems to be a part of who he is."

Despite a not-so-Christian past for Josh Duhamel, who is rumored to have cheated on his wife Fergie of the Black Eyed Peas fame, the two have used their faith to get through rough times. Duhamel told Us Weekly "We've both had to work for what we got. We're both Catholic. There were a lot of things that were really compatible between us," the actor says. "But at the end of the day, she's just an amazing girl." Fergie has had a similarly torrid past. The former meth addict names her faith with getting her clean.

Now, the two spend quiet Saturday evenings together, telling Us Weekly when it's time for the weekend the two enjoy Saturday nights at Mass then dinner. Fergie says, "It feeds our spiritual side, and it's great to hear Josh sing in church—he's a great singer. Then we go out and have a really nice wine, like all good Catholics."

Their son Axl was baptized in the Catholic church at the couple's home parish in 2013.

Mark Wahlberg met with the UK's Catholic Herald for an interview, telling the publication: "Being a Catholic is the most important aspect of my life. The first thing I do when I start my day is, I get down on my hands and knees and give thanks to God. Whenever I go outside of my house, the first thing I do is stop at the church."

After being charged with attempted murder and ending up in jail after allegedly robbing a pharmacy, Wahlberg turned to the faith he was brought up in. "There's nothing scarier than being 16 years old, hearing the jail house door close behind you, and knowing that you're not going to leave," (via The Catholic Herald). "Once I focused on my faith wonderful things started happening for me. And I don't mean professionally—that's not what it's about...I want to serve God and to be a good human being and to make up for the mistakes I made and the pain I put people through. That's what I'm praying for, and I recommend it to anybody."

Wahlberg calls his faith his anchor that supports all that he does in life.

Julia Roberts converted to Hinduism in 2010 while filming Eat, Pray, Love. Roberts is so deeply involved in the religion that she named her film production company Red Om Films (named after the Hindu symbol). Raised with a Catholic mother and Baptist father, Roberts has said spiritual satisfaction was why she chose to convert to Hinduism. "I have no intention of demeaning any other religion simply because of my fondness for Hinduism. I don't believe in comparing religions or human beings. A comparison is a very mean thing to do. I have received real spiritual satisfaction through Hinduism," (via About Religion).

Roberts has been known to take her entire family to temple. She told the International Business Times: "I'm definitely a practicing Hindu. Golly, I've been so spoiled with my friends and family in this life. Next time I want to be just something quiet and supporting."

Comedian and father of five, Jim Gaffigan often jokes in his shows about living as a Catholic. As a married man who attends church, he often feels like the odd one out in terms of comedy. By creating his "Inner Voice" segment, he ended up judging himself for his audience, rather than letting them judge him for being religious. His wife Jeannie told the Washington Post, "It disarms them a little. In Jim's mind, it's like saying: 'What is the worst thing that could happen?' It's putting it all out there."

After becoming an agnostic in his 20s, Gaffigan returned to Catholicism, calling it a very personal choice. "But I think it was—you know, I reached a point in my life where I didn't really like who I was. And, you know, I had the all these things that I wanted. I was married to an amazing woman. I had children, and yet there was frustration. You know, it's kind of hard to articulate, but, like, this notion of mercy, forgiveness, was very appealing for me. It was very profound. And it had a deep impact, and I think it still does," (via NPR).

For Gaffigan and his wife, they introduced their TV Land show The Jim Gaffigan Show with a comedically religious theme: "We played off the notion of being outed as Christian, that being Christian in entertainment is like being gay in the '50s. It really touches on my fear surrounding being known as a Christian," Jim told the Washington Post.