Family-Faith Film Review: Sex and the City 2 By Catholic Office of Film and Broadcasting Sex and the City 2—Romantic-comedy sequel, based on a long-running cable-TV series, recounting the further adventures of a New York-based columnist turned author (Sarah Jessica Parker), her husband (Chris Noth) and her three best friends […]

Family-Faith Film Review: Prince of Persia By Catholic Office of Film and Broadcasting Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time—Plodding adaptation of the eponymous videogame series pits a heroic orphan (Jake Gyllenhaal) against his adopted royal uncle (Ben Kingsley) as he helps a princess (Gemma Arterton) safeguard a time-altering dagger […]

Archdiocese announces local CCHD grants By Portland Archdiocese The Archdiocese of Portland’s Catholic Campaign for Human Development (CCHD) has announced grants for four local programs totaling $20,000. The grants are awarded to local community-based projects that seek to end the root causes of poverty. The Catholic Campaign for Human Development […]

This week The Oregonian did a front page series on the Boy Scout Abuse case.  You can read it here at Boy Scouts lagged in efforts to protect children from molesters .   When the European abuse cases were making headliens this Spring Oregon Faith Report offered up a chance for […]

By Beaver Believer Oregon writer The first headline movie headline flop of the year has been Shrek.  Ye sit made $70 Million and debuted at number #1, but it was far below projection.  It was also below the previous sequels.   That has qualified it enough as an unexpected low performer […]

Catholic League president Bill Donohue comments on Day 9 of the protest campaign on behalf of Mother Teresa: By Catholic League for Religious and Civil Rights Photo: Túrelio on Wikimedia-Commson, CC-BY-SA Today I am writing to the U.S. bishops in the West notifying them that Anthony Malkin, the owner of […]

Oregon Faith News Note: Bomb investigators were called to the home of a Tigard family over a possible bomb. The family is a Muslim family from Afghanistan. The KGW-TV video below tells more.

Ministry soars amid pastor’s physical pain By Sheila Allen SWEET HOME, Ore. — A cataclysm of events in recent weeks brought a church and community together in a way never before experienced by the pastor or members of First Baptist Church in Sweet Home, Ore.   Pastor Danny Wyatt arrived at […]

Faith News Note: American Idol has turned out a series of popular Christian finalist. Is it a conspiracy? How does one explain that 50% of last season’s finalists were Christians who lead worship in their church. The LA Times points to a talent scout who helps American Idol contestants. Others […]