The X-Files: “Teso Dos Bichos”

Feline-ious Assault by Sarah Stegall Copyright ©1996 Sarah Stegall “I tawt I taw a putty-tat! I did! I did taw a putty-tat!” — Tweetybird Writer: John Shiban Director: Kim Manners Since nothing except Super Bowl Sunday is sacred in America, we find it not just bewildering but amusing when we encounter people to whom death is a solemn closure, a holy event not to be trifled with. Our own passages through life in this culture are, by and large, either ignored or loaded with debased ritual (the senior prom, Spring Break, funerals where the dead wear makeup). So when a…

The X-Files: “Revelations”

Signs From Heaven by Sarah Stegall Copyright ©1995 by Sarah Stegall Writer: Kim Newton Director: David Nutter “Faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.”–Hebrews 11:1 The presence of the stigmata, the odor of sanctity, or the incorruptibility of the flesh are not looked upon by the Church as important in themselves, but only as outward signs, evidence of that which is not seen–the faith of the committed Christian. They are not bonus points earned for extra piety, but signs of grace bestowed as a witness to the faithful. Thus their meaning and message…