Deacon Harold Burke-Sivers, Portland, Oregon Catholic Speaker & Founder of Dynamic Deacon From his Article entitled “Put Out Into The Deep” On Tuesday, April 2, 2013, the Archdiocese of Portland in Oregon, welcomed its new shepherd, Alexander K. Sample. You can read more about Archbishop Sample and the installation Mass […]

Miami & Portland share a battle with the public and regulations to feed the poor. Faith News Note In Miami City officials hit Missionaries of Charity (a charity formed by Mother Teresa) with violations for not having adequate filled out food and distribution permits. This despite the charity working in […]

Echoes & Reflections Holocaust Training-April 13 By Oregon Holocaust Reflection Center Echoes & Reflections Holocaust Training Sat., April 13, 2013 from 9am-noon Vancouver, WA Room 100, Bates Center for Educational Leadership 2921 Falk Rd., Vancouver, WA 98661 (Part of the complex for Eleanor Roosevelt Elementary School and Parsley Center District […]

By Ecumenical Ministries of Oregon EMO honors Rev. Kent Harrop as “Ecumenist of the Year” The Rev. Kent Harrop, senior pastor of First Baptist Church in McMinnville, will be named “Ecumenist of the Year” on April 25, 2013, at the Ecumenical Ministries of Oregon (EMO) Annual Community Awards & Celebration […]

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 […]