I happened to pick up a copy of Our Sunday Visitor outside church yesterday, and ther einside was a full-page article on Hollywood and Christians, with lots of quotes from me. My family was sure I had planned it, but, I really didn’t! We are just doing so much press these days – for Narnia, Act One, Behind the Screen, Christians taking over Hollywood – that I can’t keep track of who I’m talking to and when the stories are... Read more

Sometime today, this blog will surpass 400,000 visitors! How cool is that?! Thanks to all of you who continue to stop by. God willing, I can be back to thoughtful blogging before very long. Meanwhile, happy Thanksgiving and Advent! Read more

An Internet group I belong to is tagging each other with an “I confess” meme. I have absolutely no time to be wasting on such absurd things, which is why I wrote it in my car in traffic yesterday. Here it is for all you folks coming here from ABC Nightly News. (Sheesh…talk about blowing first impressions…) I confess… I confess I am so sick of being asked about Christians in Hollywood that whenever I hear myself answering questions about... Read more

I was interviewed tonight by ABC Nightly News. The producer said the piece would air either tomorrow or Friday. I said some stuff I liked. Best of all, I was really happy to meet the segment producer who is relatively new in town and a practicing Catholic. Very nice person – and she actually had some questions nobody has ever asked me before. I have so much to do in the next three days I probably won’t get to see... Read more

Here is a new interview I did for John Romanowsky at Godspy. I have always thought that the first interview I did with Godspy several years back was the best one I’ve ever done. This one is a good follow-up. Here’s a snip… We have to accept that the heart of drama is found in sin: betrayal, jealousy, greed, anger, fear, pride—that’s entertainment!—and the reason for the redemption, by the way. Drama finds its suspense in stories of human beings... Read more

Here is a very fine piece which is running in the December issue of Atlantic Monthly. The writer Hanna Rosen did a great job – very fair and well-written. I have long been a big fan of The Atlantic Monthly – I think it has the best writing of any magazine out there – and so it is cool that Act One got such a good treatment therein. We have been so blessed in media coverage. We’ve been on CBS,... Read more

I was asked to post the following. It sounds like a good idea. Of course, everything depends on who is engaged to teach… —————- Franciscan University’s English department is in the process of creating a proposal for a Master’s degree in Creative Writing with a Catholic emphasis. If you or someone you know would be interested, it would greatly help to document the need for this program in getting it approved. Please contact Dr. David Craig by regular mail at... Read more

Friend and tech-guru, Clayton Emmer, has notified me that a recent talk of mine is now available to the planet as a podcast, here. The talk was titled, “The Sacraments and the Life of the Artist,” but I really don’tremember spending that much time on the artist. Oh, wait, maybe I did a little. The audience was almost all young Hollywood professionals and actors, so a lot of my references are to surviing in “this town.” It isn’t a theological... Read more

Friend and fellow media saavy Catholic guy, Tom Allen, asked me to post a link on my blog to this site. It has all your Narnia promotion needs. Happy to help, Tom! Read more

Several folks have emailed asking me for my speaking schedule for the next few months. Most of these are not open to the general public, however, I am always eager to set up another talk whenever I am anywhere. So, if I am coming to your place and you want to set up a talk for your church, school, prayergroup, college or bridge club, emailor call our Event Co-ordinator Becca ([email protected] or 323-464-0815) to start the wheels rolling. I am... Read more