WASHINGTON – Sean Kilkenny of Philadelphia braved frigid temperatures, endured jampacked subway cars and got separated from his wife in the crowd of about 2 million on the National Mall.Read More
WASHINGTON – A list of football powerhouses among Catholic colleges in Division I of the National Collegiate Athletic Association would probably start with Notre Dame and end with Boston College.Read More
ST. LOUIS – The Midwest province of the Christian Brothers has begun a program to combat the growing shortage of male teachers. The province offers the Lasallian Teacher Immersion Program at universities run by the religious community to provide male college students with classroom teaching experience and opportunities to serve those in need while earning...Read More
Recently I saw a quote from Gerald Jampolsky: “This moment is the only moment there is, and it is for love. In this moment there is no guilt or fear.”Read More
He might not text with a cell phone, but God still calls young people to vocations. Sister Annuntiata Cornelio, C.S.M.J., a 32-year-old member of the Congregation of the Sisters of Merciful Jesus who wears a black habit and a ready smile, is proof.Read More
In a once-in-a-lifetime experience for the Archbishop Curley cross country team, four seniors took part in a wreath laying ceremony at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in the Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Va., on Aug. 16. On that drizzly day, the four Friar senior runners, Tim Skarda, Pat Hairfield, Jonathan Sobczynski and Kevin Sommers,...Read More
ROME - A new iPad application developed by two priests will send users news, videos and photos from the Holy Land and let people send prayers via “virtual candles.”Read More
ROME – The traditional U.S. model of church-state relations has been praised by Pope Benedict XVI as a form of “healthy secularism,” but it risks being eroded by those who want to limit religion’s influence in public life, speakers at a Rome conference said.Read More
PHILADELPHIA – Staying involved in church activities and with campus Newman centers is key to students keeping the faith while in college, according to college chaplains. “First and foremost, as in all things Catholic, go to Mass,” said Father John Nordeman, chaplain of the Newman Center at Pennsylvania’s West Chester University.Read More
TOWSON – John Hugh Garvey is convinced that religious freedom will be the most important issue facing the Catholic Church in the United States over the next half century.Read More