When Hollywood produces a film about Italian Americans, it usually is of a certain vintage and the purveyors of such art are usually their descendants. In a change of pace, enter the talented duo of director Alejandro Monteverde and screenwriter Rod Barr, who collaborated last year on the ...
The Epistle Lesson tomorrow deals with the “foolishness” of the cross. After Jesus lived the life he lived, healing the sick, raising the dead, and fulfilling prophecy, he was tried and executed. He was executed on a cross and then buried. The High Priests and others who wanted him dead ...
February is the month of the Holy Family: Jesus, Mary, and Joseph. This tradition has its beginnings in the 17th century. So, I thought we could look at family love and what a holy family can look like in today’s world. Of course, we can look to the Holy Family as the epitome of virtue. ...
Ah, February: the love month. For the last several weeks, the stores have been full of candy hearts, stuffed bears, and chocolate covered roses. But now the big day is over. What happens to love now? And what if love didn’t meet our expectations? In fact, what if we were hurt, slighted, ...
I am a golfer. I enjoy the thrill of a “straight down the middle” drive, a good 7 wood second shot off the turf, a crisp chip onto the green followed by a steady putt into the cup. Golf is an interesting game. It can be rewarding, frustrating, invigorating, generate defeat and euphoric ...
Did you resolve to read the entire Bible in 2024? Did you give up yet? Christianity.com offers five reading plans, including the well-known and most difficult: start at Genesis, chapter one and read all the way through to Revelation, chapter 22. The problem with that plan is you hit the ...
