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. […]
Phillip Rivers and His Catholic Faith
I had always admired San Diego Chargers quarterback as a top-class player and fierce competitor, but I didn’t know until today that he was Catholic and how much his Catholic faith and values mean to him. Way cool!!! (Story here from The National Catholic Register: http://www.ncregister.com/daily-news/catholic-quarterback-philip-rivers-passes-on-the-faith/) Catholic Quarterback Philip Rivers Passes On the Faith San Diego Chargers’ […]
Actor Mark Walhberg: Faith My Biggest Success
This month’s release of the movie Contraband has put actor Mark Wahlberg once again in the Hollywood spotlight. Mark recently did an interview on CNN about his faith walk that has gotten a lot of attention. Let’s look briefly at the dramatic life journey that Mark explains in that interview and see if we can […]
Tebow’s Crazy Season: Some Lessons
It’s been a pretty cool year for Tim Tebow and the Denver Broncos. All the NFL experts have continued saying that Tebow cannot play successfully as a quarterback in the NFL. Yet Tebow and the Broncos actually made it to the playoffs and have just pulled off an unlikely victory against the mighty Pittsburg Steelers, […]
Father’s Heartache Inspires Christian Album
Sadness and pain is not something we look forward to. But life brings plenty of it. So much so that when we are suffering we often ask where God is in all of it. This is a story of someone who is searching for an answer to that question in a beautiful way. The story […]
New Miracle. New Saint.
North America will have a new saint soon. A second miracle due to the intercession of Blessed Kateri Tekawitha has been officially approved by the Vatican. Kateri was an American Indian girl who died at the age of 24. Here are the basics of the miracle that was just approved. At the end, we offer […]
Justin and Selena Give Back at Christmas
I hope Bonnie Fuller and HollywoodLife.com don’t object too much to me reposting their story here. Good job, Selena and Justin! Link: http://www.hollywoodlife.com/2011/12/16/justin-bieber-selena-gomez-charity-helping-children-philanthropy/ Justin Bieber & Selena Gomez Are Heros For Helping Children Desperately In Need December 16, 2011: Justin and Selena are so rich and famous they could easily not bother doing the hard stuff– […]
Jersey Shore: Just Funny?
According to recent surveys, Jersey Shore is one of the most popular shows on television, even among teenagers. Yet it deals constantly with “adult” situations that most parents would not want their teenagers to be involved in: drinking, nasty back-biting and temper-tantrums, highly physical relationships without commitment, wild parties, etc. What makes this TV show […]
Vampire Notes
The movie Breaking Dawn, Part I, is about to hit theaters. This and other media productions like The Gates, The Vampire Diaries, and True Blood, are just a few of the recent crop of vampire stories. But the fear that motivated the stories of those grave robbers stems from a long history of folklore reaching […]
Colt McCoy: Beyond Expectations
(October 31, 2011) Cleveland Browns quarterback Colt McCoy is only in his second year in the NFL, but he has already surprised many critics by his ability to compete better than most people thought he would. Colt credits his ability to play beyond expectations to his upbringing. He says his parents and his faith have […]
