History and Chant With the Norbertines of St. Michael’s Abbey

Last updated on: November 20, 2015 at 11:36 am By Kate O'Hare

One of the great Catholic treasures of Southern California is St. Michael’s Abbey in Orange County, south of Los Angeles (and, ironically, not far from the mega-campus of Saddleback Church). Situated on top of a hill, St. Michael’s encompasses a church, gardens, housing for the Norbertines in various states of formation — from postulants to priests — and a live-in school for boys. A new location is under construction in a nearby area that’s more geologically stable, with the current location... Read more

Jared Fogle Is Sentenced to Prison — But Still a Victim in His Own Mind

Last updated on: November 19, 2015 at 12:35 pm By Kate O'Hare

On the surface, Jared Fogle looked like a winner. Through a diet that consisted largely of Subway sandwiches, he lost 245 pounds, became a national pitchman for the food chain, married two women and had two children. But under it all, he was always a sick man — not as much in his body as in his mind and soul. After pleading guilty on child pornography and sex charges involving minors, Fogle was sentenced on Thursday, Nov. 19, to 15-1/2... Read more

‘Fargo’s’ Noah Hawley to Adapt Vonnegut’s Science/Religion Satire ‘Cat’s Cradle’ for FX

Last updated on: November 18, 2015 at 11:34 pm By Kate O'Hare

FX’s adaptation of “Fargo,” currently in its second season on Mondays, has turned out to be both a critical and ratings hit. Hoping lightning strikes twice, the network has turned to Noah Hawley — “Fargo’s” executive producer and writer — to adapt Kurt Vonnegut’s satirical novel, “Cat’s Cradle.” From Deadline.com: Published in 1963, Cat’s Cradle takes a satirical view of war, religion and scientific advances. It was among the projects on the maiden development slate of IM Global Television, the TV arm of feature-film financing, production and sales companyIM... Read more

ISIS Terror in Paris, III: Is the Eldest Daughter Coming Home?

Last updated on: November 17, 2015 at 7:15 pm By Kate O'Hare

Beginning with the French Revolution, France, the Eldest Daughter of the Church — with a Catholic history that stretches back to the 2nd Century — has been drifting further and further from her Mother, with the magnificent Cathedral of Notre Dame becoming as much just a tourist attraction as a house of worship. But in the wake of the horrific Islamist terrorist attacks in Paris on Nov. 13, Archbishop of Paris Cardinal Andre Vignt-Trois offered a memorial Mass on Nov. 15 at Notre... Read more

‘The Voice’: Jordan Smith Honors God With ‘Great Is Thy Faithfulness’

Last updated on: November 17, 2015 at 1:11 am By Kate O'Hare

Singer Jordan Smith has been wowing the judges on the NBC singing-competition show “The Voice,” and after the Top 12 performances, he lit up iTunes with a gorgeous rendition of the early 20th-Century Christian hymn “Great Is Thy Faithfulness.” On the episode, which aired Monday, Nov. 16, Smith said the song took him back to “growing up and singing in church with my family.” He also said, “God provides. He’s like, ‘I’m going to do everything for you; all you... Read more

FNC’s Bill Hemmer Stunned at Obama’s Anti-ISIS Strategy (Same as It Ever Was)

Last updated on: November 16, 2015 at 3:02 pm By Kate O'Hare

The FNC anchor is disappointed at the president's remarks about the Paris terror attacks. Read more

ISIS Terror in Paris, II: Let’s Take the Terrorists at Their Word

Last updated on: November 16, 2015 at 1:26 pm By Kate O'Hare

Pity the poor Islamic radical/terrorist. Nobody will believe a word he says. If it wasn’t so real and raw and pathetic and terrifying, it would indeed make a great Monty Python sketch. I don’t use Facebook, but this is arguably one of the greatest Facebook posts ever written: https://t.co/fwXVBganf2pic.twitter.com/Qe6uSomozu — Jeff B@AoSHQDD (@EsotericCD) November 16, 2015 Perhaps we could take them at their word, especially on the secular left, which simultaneously attacks Christianity but refuses to criticize Islam. That... Read more

ISIS Terror in Paris: The Presumption of Guilt

Last updated on: November 15, 2015 at 12:15 pm By Kate O'Hare

Recently, I took a course that involved public speaking. There was a time limit, and the instructor had a very specific format in mind. I said my first sentence, and he stopped me, warning me that I hadn’t given the information he wanted yet. I told him it was to be in my next sentence, if he’d let me continue. So, I went back to the beginning, said the first sentence, and the same thing happened again. I asked him,... Read more

‘Of Kings and Prophets’: Crime Writer Tackles the Books of Samuel for ABC

Last updated on: November 14, 2015 at 11:54 am By Kate O'Hare

A veteran TV-drama writer takes on an ancient tale of how a man speaking for God can change the course of a kingdom. Read more

Bread for the Breadbasket on Thanksgiving

Last updated on: November 13, 2015 at 9:05 am By Kate O'Hare

When Thanksgiving and Christmas come, we want to know that all families who desire to share in the bounty of the season get a chance to do so. Around the nation, faith communities, parishes, shelters, social-service agencies and private charities gather funds and food. The campaign spotlighted here is an effort of the Live Greater Foundation, founded by Dick Montgomery. A businessman, husband and father, he hit a crossroads in his professional and personal life, and rediscovered his commitment to... Read more