Given the current state of the press and their frequent attitude of either being totally indifferent or completely antagonistic when it comes to Christianity — and Catholicism in particular — it is refreshing to see the ongoing, as well as … Continue reading
Tag Archives: Media
Beauty Aisle Makeover

Several years ago, when addressing the topic of culture and media influence on people of faith, Pope Benedict XVI gave us a great deal of food for thought: “Believers are conditioned by a culture of images that imposes contradictory models … Continue reading
Media Bias Turns Discriminatory
There is no doubt that the racist tweet launched by actress-comedian Roseanne Barr against former top Obama aide Valerie Jarrett deserved swift action by Barr’s superiors at ABC, where she had been raking in huge ratings with the reboot of … Continue reading
Guns And Sex, The Hollywood Disconnect
After the sexual harassment scandal involving movie mogul Harvey Weinstein, social media campaigns such as the #MeToo movement spread quickly. One survey by USA Today that questioned nearly 1,000 women working in the movie industry found that 94 percent claimed … Continue reading
Holier Than Thou Media Still Have A Beam In Their Eye
If I hadn’t been on a plane I would have stood up and screamed, “You have got to be kidding me!” And then I would have torn the newspaper to shreds and scattered them. But security issues being what they … Continue reading
A Good Time for a Media “Time-Out”
Recently, I had several listeners to my radio show express how shocked and disappointed they were because I was not taking the allegations concerning Donald Trump seriously. The salacious claims were made in a 35-page “dossier” that was never verified … Continue reading