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Shout for the King! The Easter Story for Children

By Kathy Schiffer|2016-03-13T15:46:30+00:00March 13th, 2016|

Thank you, thank you to Pauline Press for this cute and colorful Bible Activity Book to help children understand and appreciate the Easter story. Four- to seven-year-olds will learn about Jesus through games and puzzles,

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Koontz’ “Ashley Bell”: A Great Read, But Not for Me

By Kathy Schiffer|2016-03-06T16:40:48+00:00March 6th, 2016|

If you follow what I write, perhaps you know that I am a huge Dean Koontz fan. My husband and I have collected probably every book Koontz has ever written, and I stash them all

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On Oscar Night, I’m Rooting for One Tiny Film

By Kathy Schiffer|2016-02-27T20:53:56+00:00February 27th, 2016|

Sunday is Oscar night--and when Hollywood's elite gather February 28 in the Dolby Theater at Hollywood & Highland Center, who will they crown as best of the best? Oscar contenders include the usual box office stars: Leonardo DiCaprio

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Pete Shilaimon, Producer of “RISEN,” Describes Growing Up in Iraq, Then Making a Great Faith-Based Film

By Kathy Schiffer|2016-02-24T06:40:09+00:00February 24th, 2016|

"I remember going to a little grocery stand with my mother," says Pete Shilaimon. "...My mom was wearing a cross around her neck, and somehow it slipped out from her collar so that the storekeeper could

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Why “The Notebook” Is the Only Movie That Ever Made Me Cry

By Kathy Schiffer|2016-02-22T19:38:02+00:00February 22nd, 2016|

I am no one special. Just a common man with common thoughts. I’ve led a common life. There are no monuments dedicated to me and my name will soon be forgotten, but in one respect

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A Great Catholic Grammy Putdown

By Kathy Schiffer|2016-02-16T19:06:25+00:00February 16th, 2016|

Did you watch the Grammys last night? I confess, I saw a bit of the show--switching channels between that and the Pope's Mass in Mexico. (I'm a Church geek more than I'm a music geek.)

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Faith Makes You Happy. Chris Kaczor Explains.

By Kathy Schiffer|2016-02-13T16:00:28+00:00February 13th, 2016|

From my earliest college days, I’ve railed against some of the major tenets of psychology. As an undergrad majoring in social psychology at the University of Michigan, I was immersed in the radical behaviorism of

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Faith of Our Fathers: Abraham Lincoln’s Daily Devotional

By Kathy Schiffer|2016-02-05T17:52:10+00:00February 5th, 2016|

Abraham Lincoln, in his Second Inaugural Address, quoted Matthew 7:1-3, a scripture which has become inextricably linked to the papacy of Pope Francis: “Let us judge not, that we be not judged.” Lincoln sought to move

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Fulton Sheen Asks, Are You a Sinner?

By Kathy Schiffer|2016-02-01T02:30:36+00:00February 1st, 2016|

The quote below is taken from a television message by Venerable Fulton J. Sheen, the American archbishop whose television show Life Is Worth Living commanded the airwaves in the 1950's. Archbishop Sheen--who was sometimes called "the

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40 Days, 40 Ways to Grow in Holiness During Lent

By Kathy Schiffer|2016-01-31T16:40:14+00:00January 31st, 2016|

Are you ready for Lent? This year, Lent begins on February 10. If you, like me, have been stalling about “getting ready for Lent,” with the expectation that all the prayers and sacrifices and stuff

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