While most people seem to take to Twitter to rage and complain these days, one nun has decided to react to “the crazy” in the world in a very different way. Rather than joining in the name-calling and open hatred that dominates the internet today, Sister Susan Francois has made it a point to tweet…

What’s wrong with church today? Are we in danger of turning worship into a flashy concert? Of watering down the message so nobody is offended? Of forgetting the simplicity of the Gospel? I grew up with a preacher’s kid. He was a fake following in the footsteps of his flimflamming father who did a great…

Christmas has unique memories for international journalist Christiane Amanpour, the ABC News Global Affairs Anchor. As a small child, she remembers wonderful times, “my family with a Christmas tree and presents and a family gathering.” But her father was Muslim. Her mother was Catholic. They lived in Iran. Little Christiane grew up in a clash of worlds…

“Have breakfast with Jesus every morning!” writes Monsignor Charles Pope, in a tongue-in-cheek message on the website of the Archdiocese of Washington, D.C., “In the past you’ve had see Him with eyes of faith. Now you can see Him right on the toast! It’s the Jesus Toaster! Just $31.95 plus shipping and handling.” He’s writing…

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