The last truly Epic Christian Film was Mel Gibson's Passion of the Christ. As I watch the trailers for Noah, I can't help but think on this scale. Noah has the potential to break the mold of Christian movies in the same manner as the Passion of the Christ. While it probably will not meet Passion of the Christ's monumental success as the all time highest grossing R rated film ever produced, the quality of the clips in the trailer, intensity of the scenes, and the presence of another film icon, Russell Crowe, as the lead certainly gets one hoping for another film in the same league as Gibson's classic. Certainly this will challenge people's mental images of the story of Noah's Ark derived primarily from children's Bibles and cute nursery pictures. Let's pray that it is another tool the Lord can use to awaken people in a society that bears many similarities to that in the time of Noah.
This is a good article about people fainting in Church. Certainly I have called for an ambulance, filled out 
After reading this article I went right into the church and prayed before the Blessed Sacrament. Read it and you will understand why.
This is another GREAT post on all things Lent. I recommend everyone read over it, and especially catechists. It is a super refresher and will help you with all of the questions those inquisitive catechisms students are sure to ask.
Jimmy Akin just put out a good article on 5 Things to Know and Share About Ash Wednesday. And, in case you didn't know; yes, tomorrow (March 4, 2014) is Ash Wednesday.
story of last week. As I followed the story I felt that the media argument was avoiding any substantial discussion on the topic. Even within church circles I heard more discussion about dissecting what he said from how he said it than any substantial discussion. In this article Dr. Smith does a great job of bringing out some of the real substance that should be discussed and especially emphasizing the human side of the discussion.
