By Susan Joy Bellavance on November 17, 2009
The X-Games™ have always been the place where over-the-edge athletes throw down adrenaline-pumping stunts that blow the minds of spectators. But a few of these dare-devils have been raising an uncomfortable stir…
Posted in All Lessons, Sports | Tagged accident, bike, Brian Deegan, christ, Church, courage, crash, cross, death, dirtbike, extreme, featured, Featured Stories, motocross, mulisha, rebel, Sports, stunts, suffering, X-Games, x-treme, xgames, xtreme
By Kimberly Baker on May 18, 2009
When the news broke last month that the captain of an American cargo ship had been captured by pirates, it is likely that many people didn’t realize how dangerous and terrifying that really was.
Posted in All Lessons, Horror, Issues, Politics | Tagged christ, Church, courage, cross, featured, Featured Stories, good friday, hope, Life, Movie, Movies, Politics, suffering, tragedy, war
By Fr. Rory O'Toole, LC on February 12, 2004
We like to think that we are really grown up when we can do our own thing. Jesus Christ challenges that assumption. Obedience to God is where the real power lies. It is a different kind of power: the power to set men free.
Posted in All Lessons, Movies | Tagged christ, courage, cross, Featured Stories, good friday, Movie, Movies, obedience, passion, suffering
By Alex Kubik on February 8, 2004
In Mel Gibson’s “The Passion” of the Christ”, we see Mary in a way that is very different from Hollywood’s traditional depiction…
Posted in All Lessons, Movies | Tagged christ, cross, Featured Stories, Mary, Movie, Movies, passion, suffering
By Alex Kubik on December 7, 2003
Patrick Miller did not enlist in the Army seeking glory and fame. The 23-year-old from Valley Center, Kansas simply wanted to serve his country and earn some money to pay for an education. Certainly, his prospect for valor did not seem likely at first…
Posted in All Lessons, Issues, Politics | Tagged 9/11, featured, Featured Stories, Islam, Politics, suffering, war
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