Hollywood has finally figured out that there is an audience for movies that portray Christians as heroes (or at least decent people) rather than intolerant boobs or Bible-quoting psychopaths. And, beyond that, it may just be that people prefer stories that portray hope over cynicism. The latest in the trend is Disney’s Secretariat which chronicles…

First of all, I watch The Colbert Report on Comedy Central at least two or three times a week — usually  its day-old 7:30 PM (ET) repeat edition since I am much too old and tired to stay up and catch the first run at 11:30 PM (ET). I think Stephen Colbert is often hysterically…

Let’s hope this one’s a trend — that spreads to the media and society as a whole. Rutgers University in New Jersey (that’s right, home of The Sopranos and Snooky) is launching a two-year project aimed at promoting civility. With so much out there promoting the opposite, it’s a contrarian idea that may just catch…

For most of the past week, this space has focused on What the Pope Knew, a CNN documentary that aired Saturday night on the subject of the Pope Benedict XVI’s role in handling allegations of child sexual abuse by priests that came to his attention while (as Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger) heading Congregation for the Doctrine…

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