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July 2011

July 05, 2011

"Where shall we find a holy person?"

Fr. Dwight Longenecker offers some timeless -- and timely -- advice: Where shall we find...

July 04, 2011

For the 4th: a great story about a surprising war hero who happens to be a horse

Ladies and gentlemen, the story of Sgt. Reckless. (H/T to my sister in Maryland, a...

June 2011

June 27, 2011

"If someone does not know God, introduce them to Avery Gerleman."

That's the astonishing statement of the doctor who treated a young girl whose extraordinary recovery...

June 21, 2011

The father-daughter reading habit that lasted nearly a decade

This is too good to overlook: an inspiring story of a nightly habit that became...

June 16, 2011

What do people live for?

Watch this great commercial and try, just try, not to dissolve into a puddle of...

June 12, 2011

Words of wisdom: "See the potential gift."

"A couple of years ago, I spent a bunch of time in Tibet and I...

June 02, 2011

What most people regret on their death bed

Now it can be told. A palliative care nurse sums it up: The top regrets...

May 2011

May 31, 2011

Inspiration: homeless head to Joplin to lend a hand

In a remarkable move co-sponsored by the Catholic Action Center, people who have next-to-nothing are...

May 11, 2011

"Love our Lady…"

I'm working my way through St. Josemaria Escriva's "The Way," and this jumped out at...

May 08, 2011

"Do you know what brings you gladness?"

That's the stirring question at the heart of a recent post by spiritual writer Tony...

May 03, 2011

To life: mother with deadly condition refuses to abort child

And, incredibly, mother and child are both doing well. Details, from the UK's Daily Mail:...

May 03, 2011

"I have finally met the God I had heard about…"

Over at Christianity Today, writer David Weiss offers a searing and poignant glimpse at mental...

April 2011

April 13, 2011

Want to meet a hero? Here

They should be naming elementary schools and highways for this man. RIP, Bob Howard. He...

March 2011

March 31, 2011

"Why I am converting to Catholicism"

A Protestant speaker/blogger/youth minister named Bryan Kemper made the announcement on his blog: I want...

March 08, 2011

Just in time for Mardi Gras, here’s a different take on New Orleans

A former colleague of mine from CBS, Richard Barber, is working on a documentary about...

March 08, 2011

Just in time for Mardi Gras, here's a different take on New Orleans

A former colleague of mine from CBS, Richard Barber, is working on a documentary about...

February 2011

February 26, 2011

This Sunday's gospel, set to music

A classic performance of a classic old hymn. (You can read the story behind it...

February 26, 2011

This Sunday’s gospel, set to music

A classic performance of a classic old hymn. (You can read the story behind it...

February 25, 2011

This video will just knock you out. Really.

A friend posted this on his Facebook page, and I'm so glad I was able...

February 25, 2011

"The Church more than ever needs saints and prophets"

"Faith is not about establishment. It is about taking the risk of abandoning one’s own...

February 20, 2011

The Adoration effect: "We are a church on fire"

With so much grim Church news crackling over the wires, here's something to lift the...

February 18, 2011

"I pray for you, you pray for me…"

That's the terrific, inspiring message from the video below, courtesy Msgr. Charles Pope, who has...

February 14, 2011

Deacon, quadriplegic, inspiration: the remarkable ministry of Frank Bice

What an amazing story. Meet Deacon Frank Bice, from the Diocese of Rockville Centre, a...

February 14, 2011

Deacon, quadriplegic, inspiration: the remarkable ministry of Frank Bice

What an amazing story. Meet Deacon Frank Bice, from the Diocese of Rockville Centre, a...

February 04, 2011

Once you think you have me, you've lost me. What am I?

Humility. A friend posted this on her Facebook page, and it seems too good not...

February 03, 2011

What is essential?

A number of years ago, my father-in-law gave me a copy of what he said...

January 2011

January 31, 2011

One man's journey from the military to the Franciscans

Here's a surprising, and surprisingly touching, video from the March for Life, about a vocation...

January 25, 2011

A matter of degrees: the diminished value of faith

Speaking as someone who graduated -- barely, and a semester late -- from an unexceptional...

January 25, 2011

"Paul has shown us what man really is…"

"Paul, more than anyone else, has shown us what man really is, and in what...

January 22, 2011

Amazing: woman speaks in her own voice after larynx transplant

Miraculous. That's the only word for this. She's just the second person to have undergone...