“GO FORTH TO PARADISE” – DAVID SCHALL, RIP One year ago today, my boss, friend and colleague, David Schall died suddenly of a massive heart attack. Jan Batchler has beautifully summarized here what David meant to the organized Christian community in Hollywood. I was with David at 4:30pm that afternoon. He had stopped by my office to tell me that he had decided to take a sabbatical starting in the Fall. He said, “I feel like I have done what... Read more

A TV WRITER BLOGS… Here is a very informative blog from a TV writer. For those of you who are fantasizing about being part of the television industry, this is a great place to linger and see if the life she is describing seems like a place you would thrive….and where God wants you, of course, which is ultimately the only reason to do anything, isn’t it? I like this writer because she clearly loves what she does, although she... Read more

HERE WE GO AGAIN…SEE ME IN SAN DIEGO I’m keynoting the annual awards celebration for the San Diego Christian Writers Guild on Friday, April 30, 2004. If you are a writer anywhere south of Orange County, the San Deigo Writers Guild is probably the best organized, most successful fellowship of writers in the whole country. The Guild’s web newsletter is here. Information on the awards dinner is here. Read more

Christians, to the Paschal victim offer your thankful praises! A Lamb the sheep redeems: Christ, who only is sinless, reconciles sinners to the Father. Death and life have contended in that combat stupendous: the Prince of life, who died, reigns immortal. Speak, Mary, declaring what you saw, wayfaring: “The tomb of Christ, who is living, the glory of Jesus’ resurrection; “Bright angels attesting, the shroud and napkin resting. “Yes, Christ my hope is arisen; to Galilee he goes before you.”... Read more

“LET ALL MORTAL FLESH KEEP SILENT…” Okay, I’m oughta here for Holy Week. Everyone go pray. God bless – Read more

A BISHOP GETS IT Here is a link to a new Pastoral Letter on Cinema from Most Rev. Michael Saltarelli to the People of the Diocese of Wilmington, Delaware. The document takes a strong stand in support of The Passion of the Christ among other movies, encouraging the People of God to look to works of cinema to see reflections of the Fact of Christ. I actually was invited to give notes on the letter when it was being written,... Read more

“A THING OF BEAUTY IS” AN ETERNAL SUNSHINE I am going to take a hiatus from blogging for Holy Week, but because I saw Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind this weekend, I am going to push the start of the hiatus until just after I can write a rave here for this film. I’ll be quick because I have to get to the stupid gym which I hate before work. The film – which will achieve cult status for... Read more

SEE BARB SOMEWHERE ELSE IN DC! I will be reprising my talk on The Art of The Passion of the Christ at the Catholic Information Center in downtown Washington on Wednesday, May 26th at 5:30pm. It will be open to the public. For information, email [email protected]. Read more

EMILY MONDAY OF HOLY WEEK 561 I measure every Grief I meet With narrow, probing, Eyes — I wonder if It weighs like Mine — Or has an Easier size. I wonder if They bore it long — Or did it just begin — I could not tell the Date of Mine — It feels so old a pain — I wonder if it hurts to live — And if They have to try — And whether — could They... Read more

SEE BARB IN DC! On May 22, 2004, Act One and Artists for a Renewed Society (ARS) are co-sponsoring a day long conference called Making a Good Writer Great, at the John Paul II Cultural Center in Washington, DC. The day is in conjunction with the month-long Act One-DC program, but will be open to the general public. It will focus on the writer’s craft in general, and will feature as our main speaker, the great and wonderful Dr. Linda... Read more