Aleteia, Michael Cook: These were experiences which would have crushed the strongest among us and made the most fervent question the justice of God. Nagai pondered the disaster. Was it completely senseless? Had it exposed the indifference of God? As … Continue reading
Category: Catholic Living
Failure to Success: Edel Quinn, Frank Duff’s Greatest Gift to Africa
Catholic Herald, Fr, John S. Hogan: Edel Quinn’s life is a reminder that fruitfulness and authentic success often emerge from failure, from giving up one’s hopes and choices to God. Born in Cork in 1907, the daughter of a bank … Continue reading
She Gave Her Life to God and Her ‘Forgotten Ones’: RIP Sister Ruth Lewis
Vatican News, Devin Watkins: Sister Ruth Lewis, who dedicated her life to children with mental and physical disabilities, dies in Karachi with Covid-19 at the age of 77. Story is here.
Re-elected President of Poland Dedicates Country to Our Lady
ChurchPop: Wow! This is so beautiful! Polish President Andrzej Duda visited the Jasna Góra Monastery in Częstochowa, Poland after winning the his second presidential term on July 13. The monastery contains a shrine and a miraculous image of Our Lady of Częstochowa. … Continue reading
Distant Relative of ‘Swamp Fox’ Francis Marion Crawford, Convert/Writer
He loved the Faith, loved life, knew 17 languages, traveled the world with his heart in Italy where he (although American) was born and died. He wrote 15 volumes of prose and mastered just about every art he dabbled in. … Continue reading
President Trump Gives Moving Tribute to SBC Grammar School Alumnus Danny Eggers Who Died for Country in Afganistan in 2004
Danny’s parents, Bill and Margaret, were there at Fort McHenry for the rousing Memorial Day tribute, as were Danny’s wife Rebecca (a soon-to-be full colonel) and two sons. The Eggers moved to Florida sometime in the later 1980s I think. … Continue reading
Actor Joe Montegna Working on Padre Pio Movie
“I think, first of all, being an Italian American I’ve been exposed to the existence of Padre Pio for a long time and being raised a Catholic, it’s all part of the natural progression. Then, as it turns out, a … Continue reading
China: Martyred in 1900 by the Boxers, a Bishop’s Siege Defense of Cathedral
Catholic Herald, Charles Coulombe: One of the most dramatic episodes in history, the siege of the foreign legations in Beijing during the Boxer Rebellion in 1900, gave birth to an equally dramatic film, 55 Days at Peking. As thrilling a … Continue reading
Inspiring Account of Italian Teen Just Declared Venerable
Thank God this young man kept a journal. It ought to be required reading in every Catholic school CNA, Hannah Brockhaus: Pope Francis Wednesday advanced the sainthood causes of five men and women, including an Italian teenager who died of … Continue reading
Coronavirus: Dr. John Rao on the New Normal vs Viva Cristo Rey
Edward Pentin’s blog The respected Catholic historian John Rao has written the following incisive reflection on the coronavirus pandemic which places much of the current disturbing situation in context. For many years, Dr. Rao, who is associate professor of history … Continue reading
Coach Don Shula, Devout Catholic, RIP
National Catholic Register, Matt Archbold: The testimony of others really does make a difference. Tom Monaghan, the found of Ave Maria University, had lapsed into a nominal practice of his religion as a young man. When he read that Shula … Continue reading
Catholic Church and Her Sisters Leaders in History of Hospitals and Health Care
By 1875 there were 160 Catholic Hospitals in the U.S. Catholic World Report, Kevin Schmiesing: The first coronavirus patient in the United States was treated in a Catholic health care system in the state of Washington. Catholic institutions account for a large … Continue reading
Venerable Brother William Gagnon
National Catholic Register, Michael O’Neill: He had literally worn his heart out. On Feb. 28, 1972, Brother William Gagnon collapsed and died. His fellow Brothers Hospitallers of St. John of God buried him in the garden of their convent and … Continue reading
MIchigan: Hillsdale College 18 Converts in Just One Year
National Catholic Register, Mary Rose Short:: Students at Hillsdale College pursue goodness, truth and beauty through a liberal arts curriculum. To their surprise, some find what they are seeking in the Catholic Church. This year, 18 Hillsdale students are preparing … Continue reading