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John Carroll trying to shake St. Frances

And they’re having a tough time doing it. Every time the Patriots look like they are going to stretch a lead, St. Frances puts together a run. John Carroll doesn’t seem to be shying away from the spotlight of their first BCL championship game. They aggressive down low. R.J. Williams is really pushing the St. […]

BCL title game first quarter action

Despite some cold early shooting, St. Frances is still very much in the game. At the end of the first quarter, John Carroll is up 13-9. John Carroll is having success inside and the guards are penetrating well. St. Frances has converted several John Carroll turnovers into baskets.

Archbishop makes surprise announcement

Archbishop Edwin F. O’Brien had people buzzing Feb. 26 in his homily during the ordination of transitional Deacon Warren Tanghe. In speaking to Warren, he casually announced that the former Anglican priest would be ordained a Catholic priest June 25. No one new it was coming, including Deacon Tanghe. More to come on CatholicReview.org…

103-year-old nun dances the polka

Sister Cecilia Adorni (Left) dances on her 103rd birthday (credit: CBS 2) Born into a Polish and Czech family, I’ve danced plenty of polkas in my life.  I’m hoping I’m as good as Sister Cecilia Adorni when I’m 103. The Connecticut nun just celebrated her 103rd birthday by dancing a lively polka at the nursing […]

Immigration a Test of Faith

The Catholic Review For many Catholics, there are some issues on which the Church’s teaching is difficult to accept. Immigration is seemingly one of these issues. Yet the underpinning for this teaching is the same that justifies our “position” on many other issues so often deemed obvious or “cut and dry” by the very same […]

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