By Oregon State University Socratic Club The Socratic Club at OSU will sponsor a debate on the topic, “Hell and the Love of God” on Wednesday, April 10, in Milam Auditorium (Milam 026) on the OSU campus at 7 p.m. The speakers are Todd Miles and Christian Piatt. Todd Miles […]

  The picture and video of Pope Francis embracing and praying for a disabled boy pulled from a Vatican crowd has reso0nated around the world.   The boy is from America and the father tells Fox News about how this personal miracle unfolded.  The story is so moving it even makes […]

Stephen Hawking Solves Bible Creation Mystery Proving the Bible Accurate Paul Hutchins, In his documentary ‘The Story of Everything’ Stephen Hawking’s revealed how the Earth formed from a formless cloud of dust and debris, in the same fashion as Moses described in Genesis. Before modern astronomy no one really knew […]

This week Archbishop Alexander Sample was installed as the new Archbishop of Portland Oregon.  See KGW-TV news clip of his ceremony. Background on new Archbishop & the honored position from the Portland Archdiocese Press release highlights announcing the ceremony. Archbishop Sample was appointed to the Archdiocese of Portland by Pope […]

By Faith News Note, Easter 2013 seemed to be the most political in many years. Obama Church sermon: Most eye catching was the church Obama attended. The Rev. Luis Leon oft St. John’s Episcopal Church in Washington gave the Easter sermon to Obama and his congregation which turned out to […]

by Crystal Kupper, Crystal’s Cliffnotes Salem Writer If you haven’t seen last week’s video of NASCAR driver Jeff Gordon pranking a car salesman, you really should. (Yes, I am telling you that something NASCAR-associated is worth watching, though I typically agree with the African-American comedian who once said, “If I […]

University of Portland signs St. Francis Pledge to Care for Creation and the Poor as part of its dedication to protect the environment By University of Portland University of Portland president Rev. E. William Beauchamp, C.S.C., recently signed the St. Francis Pledge to Care for Creation and the Poor on […]

By Catholic League for Religious & Civil Rights Bill Donohue comments on the “Stomp On Jesus” stunt orchestrated by Florida Atlantic University professor Deandre Poole: On Friday, I wrote to Dr. Poole asking why he didn’t invite his students to write the name “Obama” on a piece of paper—instead of […]

By Knights of Columbus, With Easter just around the corner, most Americans say their plans for the day include attending church according to new Knights of Columbus-Marist Poll. Nearly 6 in 10 Americans (58 percent) say they intend to be in church on Easter Sunday according to the survey. Among […]

Sex trafficking legislation receives public hearing  Senator Betsy Close Press Release  A bill to close loopholes in Oregon’s anti-sex trafficking statutes took another step closer to becoming law on Tuesday. The Senate Judiciary Committee heard Senate Bill 673, a bi-partisan bill that strengthens the penalties for trafficking children. “Thirteen year […]