Ten Commandments Movie — Supporting Quality Christian Enternatinment

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My wife dragged me off to see the recently released animated Ten Commandments. I will admit that there was a little kicking and screaming. I was looking forward to something with a little more action.
Okay, okay! I… Read More

Works of Mercy Are Proof of True Faith

The difference between a sinner and a saint can perhaps be summed up in one word: selfishness.
Those who act in self-indulgent ways, thinking only of themselves, are easily led to sin. Those who look outward, putting the needs of… Read More

The Holy Family Models Family Life

"On him shall hang all the glory of his family." — Isaiah 22:24
The Church celebrates the feast of the Holy Family on the first Sunday following Christmas. The feast of the Holy Family was extended to the universal Church… Read More

The Mystery of His Birth

The same year that Columbus discovered America, the Italian Renaissance artist Piero della Francesca died. He left as his last work a painting of the Nativity. This masterpiece now displayed in the National Gallery in London unfolds for us with… Read More

Avoiding the Final Betrayal: Protecting Iraqi Christians

There are duds, and then there's the final report of the Iraq Study Group. Some in Washington had hoped — naively, I believe — that this group of Washington "wise men" (and women) would somehow come up with an instant,… Read More

Give Us This Day: Christ in a Prison Camp

Christmas Eve, 1941: Sergeant Sidney Stewart was preparing American troops to leave Manila to fight the Japanese in Bataan. Working late in his office, he looked up to find a white-robed Catholic priest at his door. Stewart, a Protestant boy… Read More

All We Like Shepherds: The Hard Truth about Christmas

For most of us, Christmas is a time of great joy, a warm and wonderful family celebration of the birth of our Savior. As we ponder the scene at the manger, however, I doubt many of us think about the… Read More

The Question of Christmas

The conflict shows up in quiet ways, all over the place, this time of year.
You see it in restaurants and stores, as waitresses pour your last cup of coffee, or shop clerks hand you your receipt. Suddenly, it's there,… Read More

Why Are There No Bulimic Dogs?

You have to wonder whether the people who believe that animals should have equal standing with humans ever consider the lessons to the contrary presented to us every day in the tabloids and women's magazines. In some ways I find… Read More

Generous to a Fault

Oklahoma State University received the largest single gift ever given to an NCAA athletic program: $165 million. Alumnus Boone Pickens, after whom OSU's football stadium is named, wrote the check.
Pickens is quite the philanthropist. He's also made large donations… Read More

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