Fr. Ernest Daly
Jeremy Lin: humility with success
It was an incredible eight days of basketball last month as newcomer Jeremy Lin rose from nowhere to stardom. Undrafted, cut from several teams, brought in just to shore up a temporary problem at the New York Nicks, Jeremy was a very unlikely hero. Yet when he got his chance he played like an all-star; […]
Elizabeth: From chronic pain to Miss Michigan
I don’t know if this young woman is a woman of religious faith, but I was very inspired when I happened to read her story yesterday. Here are the basics. Elizabeth Wertenberger loves to dance, in fact it seems that may have been what helped to overcome a childhood disease that doctors said should […]
Kylie Bisutti: From Victoria’s Secret to Role Model
Model Kylie Bisutti had the dream job, yet last month she surprised the fashion world by leaving her position as the top model for Victoria’s Secret. She said her faith was key in this dramatic decision. Let’s take a brief look at Kylie’s life and the reasons for her decision. Kylie Bisutti had always […]
Good Deeds
A movie about trying to do the right thing. But what is the right thing? Especially if all you have ever done is do what other people tell you is the right thing? That’s a question that the hero of the story faces. Many teens ask the same question: “I’ve always tried to do […]
Undefeated
You gotta see this one. Moving documentary about a high school football team in a very rough neighborhood of Memphis, Tennessee. A volunteer coach is in his sixth season with the team, trying hard to help these young men, who have the odds in life stacked against them. We follow the coach and a few […]
The Vow
Definitely a movie that the girls will love. Guys can learn a few things from it as well. A young married couple are deeply in love, but a sudden car accident wipes out the young woman’s memory of the last few years of her life, including how she met and fell in love with her […]
Act of Valor
Powerful war movie that started out as a documentary. (Spoiler alert!) I always have trouble watching good war movies (like Saving Private Ryan) because I end up feeling totally crushed when the hero or heroes die. This is one of those. This movie will make you think a lot about war and terrorism. It will […]
Extremely Loud
Teenagers might find this movie a bit slow, but maybe not. It is a very thoughtful movie, beautifully done, but it takes some patience to watch it. Movie deals with a boy trying to come to grips with the death of his father in the 9/11 tragedy. The boy is extremely intelligent but very sensitive. […]
Joyful Noise
First class actors and first class idea but not first class script. Still, it is a very positive and fun movie with good values. Movie centers on the members church choir who are going to compete in a big competition. A young romance is treated in a realistic but positive way: the teenagers are in […]
X Games Lady Snowboarder Shows Faith
Just a short note. I was watching the Winter X Games last night and saw an awesome win by Kelly Clark on the half-pipe. She did tricks no other girl snowboarder could do and seemed to simply just be having fun rather than competing in one of the most prestigious athletic events of the year. […]
