These generous high school students named their charity group after the intrepid Jesuit mission founder, Father Eusebius Franz Kühn, also called “chino” in Spanish. He founded 24 missions in Mexico and the Arizona area. Father Kino’s statue is one of 100 … Continue reading
Category: Catholic Living
Bethlehem Students Working in US With Catholic Charities
Catholic News Service: A group of students recently arrived in the U.S. from Bethlehem University in Palestine in order to participate in a one-of-a kind program with Catholic Charities. Fostered by a two-year partnership between the Catholic university and Catholic … Continue reading
Catholic Prison Ministry Giving Faith and Hope to Felons and Lifers
One inmate grateful that the mass is not “jumpy” and “social.” She wants religion, quiet, and worship. Ministers bring rosaries, scapulars, holy books. Priests gain converts to the true Faith, baptize and confirm. Catholic News Service: Glinting razor wire tops the fence … Continue reading
First Catholic Church in New Hampshire
The Brothers were doing a little investigating today in preparation for a hike to the First Catholic Church in New Hampshire. We will be taking our FNE boys on an 11-mile hike from Charlestown, N.H. to Old Saint Mary’s. The site … Continue reading
12,000 Military Personnel from 36 Nations Came to Pray at Lourdes
CNS: It looked like any other military parade with bands playing, flags waving and thousands of men and women marching in colorful uniforms decorated with medals and ribbons. But instead of impressive displays of tanks and trucks, troops from dozens of … Continue reading
North American Martyrs Lacrosse Club: Looking for a Few Good Catholic Men
The North American Martyrs are looking for a few, good men… The North American Martyrs Lacrosse Club is a masters and grandmasters lacrosse club for traditional Catholic men 35 years of age and older. We welcome Catholic men from across … Continue reading
Annual High School Marian Pilgrimage in Washington DC
National Catholic Register: For 20 miles, the pilgrims walk, talk and pray as they bear a statue of the Virgin Mary from church to church. But you won’t find these pilgrims of parents, children and friends walking on the streets … Continue reading
Pop Quiz on Saint John Nepomucene
For all you smart Catholics out there, who know all about the saints, we’re having a pop quiz today. Why is it appropriate, on this feast of Saint John Nepomucene, that the YouTube video of Bedřich Smetana’s Die Moldau (from his the … Continue reading
There Are Good Things Happening
Below is a wonderful little video “showing off” a girl’s Otter Lodge. “What’s an Otter?” It’s a boy or girl aged 6 to 8, who is a member of the Federation of North American Explorers. Here in Richmond we have a … Continue reading
Archbishop of Singapore Asks Prayers for the Church in China
AsiaNews: In May 2007, Pope Benedict XVI released a Letter to Chinese Catholics, in which he asked that May 24 each year be celebrated as a World Day of Prayer for the Church in China. He chose May 24 because it … Continue reading
Pro-Abortion Bill Killed in Colorado Through Catholic Action
National Catholic Register: Life won a victory over the culture of death tonight when state senators began to buckle in the pursuit of the “abortion rights” Senate Bill 175 and killed it shortly before 7 p.m. Pro-lifers mobilized in less … Continue reading
Catholic Journalist Dies Having Refusing Chemo to Safely Deliver Baby
LifeSiteNews: In part of a letter from Ignacio to his wife, quoted by La Gaceta, Ignacio wrote: “I sensed we were going to suffer a lot, that it would be very hard and probably very long, but I also assured you that, … Continue reading
Timely Indeed: An Inspired Letter to a Despairing Catholic from the Author of ‘Action’ Jean Oussett
I have just read one of the best clarion calls I have ever read to help rally the faithful, with holy and supernatural hope, to action and not to despair in the present crisis of faith. It is a call … Continue reading
Passion Play Moves Buddhist to Catholic Faith
AsiaNews: “Seeing the life of Jesus on stage changed my life,” Chandrarathna told AsiaNews. For the 30-year-old Buddhist, watching the Passion of Christ has led him to Christianity, a radical choice that will allow him to improve himself and “finally lead a … Continue reading
From Pagan Feminist to Catholic
Aleteia: Growing up, I wasn’t exposed to God, or the Catholic Church. I knew that my grandparents were Catholic, but no one talked about this, and I didn’t know what “Catholic” even was. Due to terrible abuse, I was removed from … Continue reading