The sweet creamy monstrosity once known as “Big Butter Jesus,” having melted in a lightning-induced inferno in June 2010, is proving true to its namesake: It will rise again. The Solid Rock Church of Monroe, Ohio, has commissioned a replacement statue with features worthy of Lee Majors—52 feet...
We’re excited to announce the launch of Liberty + Vine, a new monthly digital magazine!
Liberty + Vine’s tagline, “at the intersection of faith and life,” captures the essence of the magazine, which is designed to meet you wherever you might be on your personal spiritual path and offers inspiration...
In a world and a nation split on many issues, especially evident in an election year, it’s hard to find places where people come together from different creeds in a spirit of oneness.
Little did I know that I would find it for several days during an international celebration of music.
My wife and I were at...
A song from the musical “Fiddler on the Roof ” comes to mind every Mother’s Day. Tevye, a poor Jewish milkman, is growing insecure. So he asks his wife Golde, “Do you love me?” At first she is silent and seems preoccupied with her work. Then she suggests he must be worried about their daughters who...
My son Jesse is a rocker. No kidding.
Many years ago, in our basement, he and his high-school buddies started a rock band, and set their sites on the stars. They graduated from high school, and some went to college together. A few combinations of people, and 10 years later, he’s still at it, living in...
As radio producer in the media department, I recently interviewed Martin Sheen about his faith and his new movie, The Way, for an upcoming episode of American Catholic Radio that will air the week of November 1.
In the movie (which was produced and directed by his son, Emilio Estevez), Martin plays Tom, a...
