CatholicPhilly.com, Catherine Sheehan: A woman who spent 20 years imprisoned in China for being a faithful Catholic has helped hundreds of Chinese migrants convert to the faith in Australia. Story is here.
Category: Catholic Living
Poles Rise Up Against Blasphemies of Sodomites
ChurchMilitant, Jules Gomez Over 30 town councils in Poland declared themselves “free from LGBT ideology” after anti-Catholic LGBT parades blasphemed the Blessed Sacrament and the icon of the Black Madonna and Warsaw’s mayor signed a pro-LGBT declaration in February calling for gay … Continue reading
9 Year-Old Starts Campaign to Convert Andrew Cuomo
LifeNews, Michaiah Bilger: With the faith of a child, young Jack Thimons began a campaign to change the heart of pro-abortion New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo through prayer and fasting. More here.
Voting
A couple of weeks ago President Trump formally launched his campaign for reelection and the crowded field of Democrats seeking their party’s presidential nomination have had their first television debate. Election year 2020 is upon us. That makes this a … Continue reading
Confession: Priests in Michigan Available in Public Park
CNA, Mary Rezak: Dog walkers, bike riders, joggers, and Catholics priests hearing confession – most of these things you can find in any given park on any given summer day. But one of these things is not like the others. … Continue reading
Seminarian’s Heroism Help Save All But Himself in Bus Crash
More information is coming out about Jason Marshall, a late vocation. One fellow seminarian noted that he was first in the chapel in the morning and last to leave. CNA, Mary Farrow: After a bus crashed on its way back … Continue reading
Corpus Christi Procession Videos From Days When There Was Faith
New Liturgical Movement, Gregory Dipippo: Every year around the feast of Corpus Christi, videos of this sort pop up on Facebook and elsewhere; here are a few of the more interesting ones I have spotted recently, starting with some footage … Continue reading
Inspiring! Basketball Record-Breaker Now 28 Years Cloistered Poor Clare Nun
Denver Catholic, Mary Beth Bonacci: I saw my friend Shelly the other day, for the first time in 28 years. Back in the day, she was Shelly Pennefather, basketball phenomenon. She led Denver’s Bishop Machebeuf High School’s women’s basketball team … Continue reading
‘Scandals’ Didn’t Stop This Protestant Couple from Embracing Catholicism
CNA, Jenny Uebbing: “When you work in the church as I did [Allison DeVine], in various Christian denominations all my life, you already know about everything that goes on behind closed doors,” she said. “Nothing shocked us. The difference is, … Continue reading
RIP Phil Crotty ‘Mr. Catholic Boston’
Catholic Culture, Phil Lawler: My friend Jim dropped by on a Sunday afternoon to let me know that Phil Crotty had died. We spent a few minutes swapping stories about Phil—who was a memorable man—and I found myself wondering why, … Continue reading
2 17 Year Old Filipinos, One a Martyr, on Road to Sainthood
Aleteia, Peter Kosloski: Born in the Visayan Islands of the Philippines during the 17th century, Pedro Calungsod eventually traveled to Guam, where his zeal for the Christian faith was put to good use. He was willing to do anything to … Continue reading
Just Something Good, Grace at Work
Aleteia, Matthew Green and Dolors Massot he community of Benedictine monks in Montserrat, Spain, spent four years without receiving any new members. But recently that changed with the entry of an unusual candidate: David Valls, a 57-year-old former high-level executive … Continue reading
13 Year-Old National Spelling B Champ Devoted to Rosary
The Compass, Christina Leslie: “When I was nervous, I said a prayer to God and would hold the cross in my hand. I also wore a rosary around my neck,” Christopher told The Catholic Spirit, newspaper of the Diocese of … Continue reading
She Memorized the Latin Mass in Grade School: New Orleans Creole Chef Leah Chase
Get Religion, Terry Mattingly: What made Creole chef Leah Chase so unique? There’s at least two ways to look at that question. You can ask, “What made her famous at the national level?” Fame is important, especially a person’s life … Continue reading
Combat Rosary, a Man’s Rosary
I was given one of these rosaries by a priest friend. In addition to the article below you may want to go to a Mancipia column by our 3rd order prefect from our May/June issue page 8 which features this … Continue reading