Archives

April 10, 2010 - Family-Faith Film Review: Date Night

Family-Faith Film Review: Date Night By Catholic Office of Film and Broadcasting Date Night—This well-intentioned but ultimately wayward mix of the romantic comedy and action genres sees an ordinary suburban New Jersey couple (Steve Carell and Tina Fey) caught up in an underworld blackmail scheme after being mistaken for the […]


April 10, 2010 - Family-Faith Film Review: Why Did I get Married Too?

Family-Faith Film Review: Why Did I get Married Too? By Catholic Office of Film and Broadcasting Tyler Perry’s Why Did I get Married Too? —Dramatically uneven but, for the most part, morally steady sequel mixing comedy and drama and examining the renewed marital challenges of four couples — a successful […]


April 9, 2010 - WA marriage measure before US Supreme Court

Protect Marriage Washington Files Supreme Court Brief to Protect Privacy of Petition Signers By Protect Marriage Washington, Protect Marriage Washington filed its opening brief today in the United States Supreme Court case of Doe #1 v. Reed.   Protect Marriage Washington sponsored a referendum in Washington and is asking the Supreme […]


April 8, 2010 - Oregon straw poll on Obama and Israel

Oregon Faith Report Straw Poll, More poll questions here Oregonians of faith are evenly divided over the recent controversy between the White House and Israel which involves the Vice President’s visit, East Jerusalem settlements, and the Prime Minister’s visit. Straw poll comments below:


April 8, 2010 - TBN Network settles gay harassment lawsuit suit

Oregon Faith News Note: The Washington Post reports that a former engineer for the Christian TV network called Trinity Broadcast Netwrok, filed a $2 million lawsuit against his employer.  The engineer asserted that he was harassed for being gay and prodded to take more interest in women.   The case has […]


April 7, 2010 - Archbishop, ministers cancel Oregonian subscriptions

Statement from Archbishop John G. Vlazny Portland Archdiocese It did not take long for me on the morning of March 31 to cancel my subscription to the Oregonian. This was not the first time I had contemplated such a move. When the “Catholic bashing” was principally local, I thought this […]



April 5, 2010 - Swastika hits campus after Holocaust panel

Oregon Faith News Note: It seems unbelievable in Oregon, but after a Holocaust survivor spoke at Reed College someone spray painted a swastika on a student’s door.  The Portland Police were called in to investigate and a campus wide appeal was made to help solicit information on the harassment.  The […]


April 4, 2010 - Easter Poem

To the billions who celebrate Easter I offer you a poem by Joanna Fuchs entitled Celebrate our Savior.. On Easter morn, we celebrate our Savior; Whatever people seek in Him, they find. In history, there has never been another So holy, sacrificial, good and kind. His resurrection makes us all […]


April 4, 2010 - Catholic push back against media attacks on Pope

Catholic Clergy Stand with Pope By Confraternity of Catholic Clergy HARRISBURG, Penn., — On Holy Thursday when Catholicism celebrates the institution of the Priesthood and the Eucharist by Jesus at the Last Supper, the Confraternity of Catholic Clergy publicly stands with Peter and defends the person and office of Pope […]