We’re Going to Disneyland!

Well, that’s true, but it’s not the whole story. Actually, a group of us from Franciscan Media are heading to Anaheim for the Los Angeles Religious Ed Congress. While we’re there we’ll be searching out inspiration and story ideas, conducting interviews in our media booth, and sharing...

Compassion and Church Teaching

My wife and I are blessed with six children. When I share that with folks today and want to communicate what a joy they are to our lives, it’s often difficult to get beyond the raised eyebrows and gasps, with the inference of “How do you manage it?” The reality is that each of our kids, in...

Stupor Bowl

I think I used to like football. Until about 7 o’clock Sunday night. I got past the weeks of pre-game build-up, past the hours of pre-game talk. I got past the “sports commentators” saying things like (and I had the closed captioning on to make sure I was getting this right) “a guy...

Into the Mystery!

In a few weeks, a team from Franciscan Media will be heading to sunny Anaheim for the Los Angeles Religious Education Congress. This will be my third time attending, and I’m once again excited about the possibilities. I love the theme for this year: “Enter the Mystery”; on LAREC’s...

Just Read Words

Since I work for a publishing company, I love magazine, newspaper, book and online word reading. While the visual power of television, movies and the Internet distract me from reading, I am drawn back to words since it’s where I learn the most about the world and myself. Last week, I became frustrated by...

Sister Rose–in the news!

You never know what’s going to happen when you leave here for the weekend. I was exploring  Twitter yesterday and came across our freelancer Maria Lourdes Scaperlanda’s congratulatory note to St. Anthony Messenger’s film reviewer Sister Rose Pacatte, FSP. Our good friend Sister Rose, I...

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