Stella Yuna Kim: Skating Champion…
During the 2010 Winter Olympics, a South Korean figure skater wowed the judges, won the gold medal, and broke the world record for the highest score. Awestruck by the beauty and perfection of her skills, many people noticed that before skating she made the sign of the cross…
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Bradford Begins with the Big Boys
Quarterback Sam Bradford signed with the St. Louis Rams in Summer 2010… but there have been several times in his career when he was not sure if he would even get a chance to play…
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Lady Gaga: Fame Monster
Every decade or two, a controversial figure emerges on the music scene. An artist who is completely dedicated to pushing the extreme limits of what society can handle, both musically and visually. Lady Gaga is without question this artist today.
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Desme Drops the Ball
Oakland Athletics minor league prospect Grant Desme was on fire in 2009. But with his chances of being a major league player now as real and close as the smell of his leather glove, Grant Desme shocked the baseball world…
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Band of Brothers
Every girl dreams of finding “the one,” “Mr. Right,” that special guy who looks into her eyes and makes her heart flutter… Every guy searches for that one girl who makes him feel like he’s king of the world.
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Freeing the Slaves of Today
Some official estimates say that 27 million people live in slavery worldwide today. Ten million are in India alone. In fact, there are more people in slavery today — in 2007 — than in any time in recorded history!
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Bully
This documentary addresses a huge issue in many young peoples’ lives. It is not a fun movie to watch, but it is worth seeing. The movie starts out showing the case of a young man who took his life because of bullying, and then follows several other young people who are suffering from […]
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Author Nicholas Sparks Puts Faith Into Action
I’ve enjoyed practically all the movies that were based on novels by Nicholas Sparks, but I didn’t know until yesterday that he is Catholic and that his faith is very important to him. I guess that explains in part why he is so fascinated by human love. Love is what makes the world go round. […]
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The Hunger Games
The movie version of the Hunger Games is about to hit the theaters. It will be a huge event. Let’s take a moment to look at this story and see if we can draw any lessons from it for our own lives. Scary World Katniss Everdeen lives in a very cruel world. She and […]
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Jeremy Lin: humility with success
It was an incredible eight days of basketball last month as newcomer Jeremy Lin rose from nowhere to stardom. Undrafted, cut from several teams, brought in just to shore up a temporary problem at the New York Nicks, Jeremy was a very unlikely hero. Yet when he got his chance he played like an all-star; […]
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Elizabeth: From chronic pain to Miss Michigan
I don’t know if this young woman is a woman of religious faith, but I was very inspired when I happened to read her story yesterday. Here are the basics. Elizabeth Wertenberger loves to dance, in fact it seems that may have been what helped to overcome a childhood disease that doctors said should […]
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Kylie Bisutti: From Victoria’s Secret to Role Model
Model Kylie Bisutti had the dream job, yet last month she surprised the fashion world by leaving her position as the top model for Victoria’s Secret. She said her faith was key in this dramatic decision. Let’s take a brief look at Kylie’s life and the reasons for her decision. Kylie Bisutti had always […]
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X Games Lady Snowboarder Shows Faith
Phillip Rivers and His Catholic Faith
Tebow’s Crazy Season: Some Lessons
Colt McCoy: Beyond Expectations
Fashion and Celebrity
Actor Mark Walhberg: Faith My Biggest Success
Justin and Selena Give Back at Christmas
Jersey Shore: Just Funny?
Selena Gomez and Justin Bieber: Will it last?
Issues and Politics
Wall Street Protests
Reality Babe: Kourtney K. Chooses Life
The Marriage Debate
Which crown, Carrie Prejean?
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The Avengers
This is one of the best action movies of the year, by far. It deserves the box office success it is having. It’s fun, exciting, and entertaining. It’s also pretty clean (although not perfect) and family friendly. And there are some great lines. Captain America has some of the best. Although not all […]
The Lucky One
The story is good, and, even though Zac Efron does a great job playing a young war veteran who is trying to find the person who saved his life, his baby face just doesn’t seem to fit with the character of an ex-marine. It does work for the shots of him trying to wrestle with […]
Think Like A Man
Very funny movie, although loaded with lots of bad innuendos, and questionable morality. Not recommendable for young teens. Still, the basic message is probably more positive than negative: if you really love a girl, don’t just leave her hanging. Grow up, and marry her. And if you are a girl, don’t let the guy just […]
Pirates: Band of Misfits
Funny cartoon movie about a benevolent, incompetent pirate and his loyal crew. If you liked the Wallace and Grumit movies you will love this. Pirate Captain sets out on a quest to become “Pirate of the Year”, but in the process learns something important about himself. It turns out that his compassion and kindness to […]
Monsieur Lazhar
A thoughtful movie about the perils of political correctness. Deals with some disturbing issues (suicide, murder) in a sensitive way, but some teens may find the themes difficult. (Caution: spoiler alert) A fifth grade teacher in Montreal, Quebec (Canada) commits suicide, and the children are trying to make sense of what happened. A man […]
A Beautiful Soul
Nice try, but not successful. This is a conversion story about a rapper who is almost killed in a robbery gone wrong. The movie is too sugar-coated and moralistic for my tastes, but at least it is an attempt to deal with the rap culture in a Christian way. Better luck next time.
The Lorax
A cartoon movie about selfishness and second chances. A boy discovers a lost world outside his ultra-hygienic town. The lost world is a waste-land, but it was once beautiful. He meets the person who cut down all the trees and destroyed the beauty that was once there. Even though all seems lost, there might still […]
Bully
This documentary addresses a huge issue in many young peoples’ lives. It is not a fun movie to watch, but it is worth seeing. The movie starts out showing the case of a young man who took his life because of bullying, and then follows several other young people who are suffering from […]
The Hunger Games
The movie version of the Hunger Games is about to hit the theaters. It will be a huge event. Let’s take a moment to look at this story and see if we can draw any lessons from it for our own lives. Scary World Katniss Everdeen lives in a very cruel world. She and […]
