Faith-Family Film Review: The Crazies By Catholic Office of Film and Broadcasting The Crazies—A small-town sheriff (Timothy Olyphant), his deputy (Joe Anderson), the sheriff’s doctor wife (Radha Mitchell) and her office assistant (Danielle Panabaker) fend off their neighbors who have been transformed into homicidal maniacs by an environmental accident affecting […]

Kingdom Racing announced today that driver Davey Hamilton will race in three IZOD IndyCar races in 2010. Hamilton and Kingdom Racing have agreed with Luzco Dragon Racing to enter the Indianapolis 500, the Bombardier Learjet 550 at Texas Motor Speedway and another oval race.  “We are really pleased to be […]

By Adelle M. Banks Religion News Service WASHINGTON (RNS) President Obama met with the Dalai Lama on Thursday (Feb. 18), four months after critics questioned his commitment to human rights when Obama declined a one-on-one meeting with the exiled leader of Tibetan Buddhism.  Religious freedom advocates hailed the meeting, however […]

Seattle Father-Daughter Summit Brings Tears and Reconciliation By BetterDads.Net, Oregon My 21-year-old daughter, Kelsey, and I had the privilege of speaking together at the Third Annual Seattle Father-Daughter Summit this past weekend. It was a powerful event that was attended by about 60 pairs of fathers and daughters with ages […]

Catholics in Media Associates (CIMA) 17th Annual Awards honor ‘The Hurt Locker’ and Fox Television’s ‘Glee’ (Los Angeles, Calif.)—The Catholics in Media Associates (CIMA) 17th Annual Mass and Awards Brunch on Sunday, Feb. 28, 2010, will honor “The Hurt Locker” and Fox Television’s “Glee,” with film reviewer and veteran Venice […]

Author argues for a new theology of evolution in his latest book BOOK REVIEW: Darwin’s theory of evolution is a “cold bath” for theology. It is a stimulus to Christian theologians to think bold and enlivening new thoughts about God. While evolutionary atheists such as Richard Dawkins, Daniel Dennett, and […]

Two Philosophers Debate the Existence of God A Socratic Club debate By OSU Socratic Club The OSU Socratic Club will sponsor a public dialogue entitled, “Two Philosophers Debate the Existence of God,” on Monday, March 1, at 7 p.m. in the LaSells Stewart Center on the OSU campus.  William Lane […]

American Idol Star, Melinda Doolittle, shares her faith GRAND RAPIDS, Mich.– Melinda Doolittle, acclaimed recording artist and star of American Idol, believes that her own success and personal joy are directly proportional to her investment in encouraging and nurturing others. This theme is at the heart of her new autobiography, […]

Faith-Family Film Review: The Lightning Thief PG By Catholic Office of Film and Broadcasting Percy Jackson & The Olympians: The Lightning Thief—A mildly troubled New York high school student (Logan Lerman) discovers his true identity as a demigod — offspring of the Greek sea god Poseidon (Kevin McKidd) and a […]

Faith and Family Film Review: Valentine’s Day PG-13 By Catholic Office of Film and Broadcasting Valentine’s Day—Ensemble romantic comedy, directed by Garry Marshall, charting the amorous ups and downs of a series of interconnected Los Angelinos over the titular holiday, including a newly engaged florist (Ashton Kutcher) and his live-in […]