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May 2015

May 01, 2015

The Francis Effect: Notre Dame professor walks the walk for the poor

I love this guy. He's my brother-in-law. And he's awesome: Michael Meyer, an associate professional...

May 01, 2015

The Francis Effect: Notre Dame professor walks the walk for the poor

I love this guy. He’s my brother-in-law. And he’s awesome: Michael Meyer, an associate professional...

April 2015

April 23, 2015

Bliss: 102-year-old woman watches film of herself as jazz dancer in the 1930s

This is working its way around social media. It’s irresistible—and beautiful. People are amazing. You...

April 23, 2015

Bliss: 102-year-old woman watches film of herself as jazz dancer in the 1930s

This is working its way around social media. It's irresistible—and beautiful. People are amazing. You...

April 07, 2015

How Make-A-Wish and a bishop gave boy a chance to be “Priest for a Day”

This will be hard to top for uplift and sheer wonderfulness. From the St. Louis...

April 07, 2015

How Make-A-Wish and a bishop gave boy a chance to be “Priest for a Day”

This will be hard to top for uplift and sheer wonderfulness. From the St. Louis...

March 2015

March 27, 2015

This is something to see: a painting of Jesus like no other

A stunning work of prayer, creation, art...all at once. From artist David Garibaldi, just in...

March 27, 2015

This is something to see: a painting of Jesus like no other

A stunning work of prayer, creation, art…all at once. From artist David Garibaldi, just in...

March 10, 2015

One more reason to love “Weird Al” Yankovic

This will make your day. It's a stellar performance of "Yoda"—in costume, no less—with Jodi DiPiazza, a...

January 2015

January 25, 2015

An amazing rendition of “Amazing Grace”

Someone sent this to me this afternoon, and it's too good not to share. From...

January 12, 2015

In Manila, helping the homeless get ready for the pope

From the CNS blog, this is remarkable: Everyone — rich or poor — wants to look...

January 10, 2015

A “miracle” for a priest who was told he’d never walk again

Two summers ago, I had the good fortune of meeting Fr. John Murray, who invited...

January 01, 2015

New Year’s resolutions from Pope Francis

Pope Francis at Asian Youth Day in August 2014. (photo: by Korean Culture and...

January 01, 2015

After “paying it forward,” Kentucky priest gets a surprise donation

You might remember this story from last week, about a priest in Kentucky "paying it...

December 2014

December 27, 2014

Best. Son. Ever.

App developer Joe Riquelme has done pretty well for himself—he developed Videoshop, an editing app...

December 25, 2014

Pittsburgh hospital sends Christmas babies home in stockings

Photo: University of Pittsburgh Medical Center Adorable. From The Daily Mail: Babies born at a...

December 23, 2014

Kentucky priest gets an anonymous gift — and pays it forward for Christmas

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December 23, 2014

Must-see video: watch what a homeless man does with $100

You might be surprised. Check out this remarkable vignette.

December 19, 2014

Want to keep Christ in Christmas? Try this.

A priest friend send me this image this morning: I was curious to learn more about...

December 18, 2014

Cancer patient gets her wish granted, meets Pope Francis

From CBS News: Since birth, they've called her "one tough cookie." Now, Gracie West is...

December 17, 2014

“We can do anything. We could be heroes…”

This is guaranteed to make you gasp, squeal, swoon, and maybe even feel a lump...

December 06, 2014

NFL star gives up his career to help the needy

Amazing: In 2012 -- after seven years in the NFL –- Jason Brown was let...

December 06, 2014

Awesome: parishioner donates kidney to pastor

From CNS: A parishioner walks up to her pastor and says, "I want to give...

December 01, 2014

The feel-good video of the season, from those generous blue elves at WestJet

Many will remember the great WestJet Christmas video from last year, wherein the Canadian airline...

November 2014

November 15, 2014

A sports tradition is born: “I almost started crying seeing these young men walking together as one”

From The Catholic Compass in Green Bay, Wisconsin: The first time Norbertine Fr. Andrew Ciferni witnessed...

November 13, 2014

Meet the Catholic priest risking his life to save Muslims

A remarkable and inspiring witness, from The Guardian: The test of faith for which Father...

October 2014

October 30, 2014

Quinn Bradlee’s beautiful eulogy for his father, Ben

The Washington Post has just printed (and posted the video) of Quinn Bradlee, speaking at...

October 30, 2014

“There are three kinds of Christians that outsiders to the faith respect…”

The Christian writer Philip Yancey has a very good rumination on "preaching without words" over...

October 24, 2014

A life well-lived: “You could just sense the Holy Spirit in Jim”

It's rare to find a secular newspaper offering this kind of tribute to a Catholic...

October 22, 2014

Seminarian with brain cancer writes to Brittany Maynard: “Our lives are worth living”

Remarkable and moving witness, from the Diocese of Raleigh website: Philip Johnson, a 30-year-old Catholic...