Deaf football player pens account of rock bottom and the climb back
By Carol Cole-Frowe, THE NORMAN TRANSCRIPT (NORMAN, Okla.)
April 27, 2008 09:27 am
“If you want to be successful, here’s what you need to do. You don’t sit around and complain about it. You go out and do what you say you’re going to do.”
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Texas showdown: Balancing child welfare, religious freedom
By Charles C. Haynes, CNHI News Service
April 26, 2008 12:02 pm
Column: Inside the First Amendment (more) >>>

Young woman victim of priestly abuse shares tears with apologetic pope
By Mike LaBella, THE EAGLE-TRIBUNE (NORTH ANDOVER, Mass.)
April 23, 2008 11:52 am
She was only 15 at the time, and eight years have gone by since then but a young female victim of priestly abuse says the pope helped heal her psychological wounds by meeting with her last week. (more) >>>

Former countians among those singing for pope
By Maryalice Meli , NEW CASTLE NEWS (NEW CASTLE, Pa.)
April 22, 2008 09:31 am
Two former residents talk about singing for the pope last week as the most uplifting form of prayer. (more) >>>

Column: Fateful day proved power of prayer
BY ROBIN QUILLON, THE TRIBUNE-DEMOCRAT (Johnstown, Pa.)
April 18, 2008 01:13 pm
Folks, science and the intellectual community can do all the studies they want to disprove the power of prayer or the reality of our Heavenly Father.
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Priest abuse victim tells pope his wrenching story
By Tom Dalton, THE SALEM NEWS (SALEM, Mass.)
April 18, 2008 09:30 am
Four decades after he was abused by his parish priest in a sacred sacristy, Bernard McDaid got an unexpected chance to provide the details to the head of the church in a surprise meeting. (more) >>>

Drawing on contrast
By Mark Bennett, THE TRIBUNE STAR (TERRE HAUTE, Ind.)
April 08, 2008 12:59 pm
To Gary Varvel, the role of an editorial cartoonist is like walking into a bar, throwing the first punch and watching everybody else fight it out. (more) >>>

Raising a child like cultivating a garden
By Craig Harris, HERALD-PRESS (PALESTINE, Texas)
April 06, 2008 01:00 am
Apparently So parenting column (more) >>>

CEO no ‘chicken’ when it comes to Christian business practices
By Brian Kern, Hendricks County Flyer (Avon, Ind.)
March 28, 2008 05:32 pm
While it’s not unheard of for many CEOs to spend hours scanning CNBC or the Wall Street Journal, Chick-fil-A Inc. CEO Dan Cathy has found that his best source for business wisdom seems to be the Bible. (more) >>>

Enter the ninja
By Dustin Shipman, THE JOPLIN GLOBE (JOPLIN, Mo.)
March 27, 2008 06:31 pm
Spirituality is an important concept in Sampson’s teaching, which combines his own Christian values with the Eastern disciplines of Ninjutsu. (more) >>>