Thanksgiving Poem by famous poet Ralph Waldo Emerson For flowers that bloom about our feet; For tender grass, so fresh, so sweet; For song of bird, and hum of bee; For all things fair we hear or see, Father in heaven, we thank Thee! ~~~~~~Ralph Waldo Emerson

Family-Film Review: Tangled By Catholic Office of Film and Broadcasting In this traditional animated offering based on the Rapunzel fairy tale, a golden-haired damsel (voice of Mandy Moore) imprisoned in a tower by an evil crone (voice of Donna Murphy) escapes with the help of a boastful thief (voice of […]

Family-Faith Film Review: Love & Other Drugs By Catholic Office of Film and Broadcasting Love & Other Drugs: Misguided romance — based on Jamie Reidy’s 2005 memoir “Hard Sell: The Evolution of a Viagra Salesman” — in which a womanizing pharmaceuticals seller (Jake Gyllenhaal) and an artist (Anne Hathaway) afflicted […]

Family-Faith Review: Faster By Catholic Office of Film and Broadcasting Sour revenge flick in which a paroled convict (Dwayne Johnson) hunts down and slays those responsible for his brother’s death at the hands of a rival gang. On his trail are a scrofulous drug-addicted detective (Billy Bob Thornton) and a […]

By Randy Alcorn Eternal Perspectives Ministry Sandy, Oregon Some of you are avid NASCAR fans; some of you know nearly nothing about it. Here’s what Wikipedia says: “Professional football is the only sport in the United States to hold more viewers than NASCAR. Internationally, NASCAR races are broadcast in over […]

Below are some of the best and most interesting comments, quotes and responses on the recent Pope’s statements on condoms By Oregon Faith News Note: “Benedict stepped where no pope has gone since Paul VI’s famous 1968 encyclical “Humanae Vitae” barred Catholics from using condoms and other artificial contraception…Benedict did […]

In Lane County, seven churches have been hit over seven days.  This comes at a time when these churches are struggling to help the homeless during the winter months.  It also may be just the beginning in light of the 30-church burglaries hit in the same region a year before. […]

Football star Tim Tebow to release faith memoir NEW YORK — HarperCollins announces today that it will publish THROUGH MY EYES, an inspirational memoir by one of the greatest college football quarterbacks of all time: the 2007 Heisman Trophy winner, two-time national champion at the University of Florida and current […]

Georgene Rice of KPDQ-FM interviews Margot Starbuck, author of “Unsqueezed: Springing Free from Skinny Jeans, Nose Jobs, Highlights and Stilettos”, takes her readers on a journey to become unsqueezed, help readers discover why God really gave us bodies and what we can do with to serve him and others. Georgene: […]

Annual Report on International Religious Freedom By Secretary of State Hillary Clinton It’s my pleasure to join you today for the release of the State Department’s Annual Report on International Religious Freedom. Every year, the State Department prepares a comprehensive review of the status of religious freedom in countries and […]