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September 2014

September 26, 2014

Derek Jeter makes the Sign of the Cross

The Yankee legend evidently did just that before leaving the field last night. From The...

September 16, 2014

Stunning: gun instructor’s children send a message to the little girl who shot him

This is extraordinary. As someone noted elsewhere: "There are some good homilies right there." Oh...

September 15, 2014

Can The Rule of St. Benedict save inner city schools?

A new documentary evidently makes a persuasive argument: One of the most astonishing things about...

September 13, 2014

A deacon who is a doctor battles Ebola in Liberia: “He dropped everything to serve the Lord”

Here's a humbling profile of a deacon who is serving in ways most of us can't...

September 13, 2014

Powerful video: TV anchor announces on the air that he is dying of cancer

Details from AP: A television news anchorman fighting brain cancer in Illinois told viewers he...

September 03, 2014

Down syndrome teen hopes to serve Mass in every state

From Catholic News Service: Kara Jackson, a 16-year-old altar server from Holy Family Parish in...

September 01, 2014

Love remembers

This is something utterly sweet and heart-tugging: a brief conversation about love and memory between...

July 2014

July 26, 2014

Behold, a remarkable tribute to a generous child

The photo shows Chinese doctors bowing in tribute to a young boy who donated his...

July 22, 2014

Throw away your canes and dance!

This is how we should live. This video popped up Facebook over the weekend. Posted...

July 18, 2014

The world’s most successful coach of endurance runners is…a Catholic missionary?!

Yep. Great story about a remarkable man, whose legacy has been dubbed "the stuff of...

July 18, 2014

VIDEO: Pay a visit to “the world’s friendliest restaurant”

A reader sent this my way this morning. Grab a Kleenex and watch. Want to...

July 18, 2014

Homelessness: it can happen to anyone

The video below is part of a bold new campaign to raise awareness about homelessness....

July 17, 2014

Standing ovation: Thomas Peters’ recovery continues

One year after his horrific, life-changing accident, he's just posted this video: Read all about...

July 15, 2014

A truly great idea that will make your day

It made mine. Check out this video about a language exchange program that is connecting...

July 05, 2014

Must-see video: one man receives the gift of life

The man happens to be my former CBS News colleague Phil Jones. His story is...

June 2014

June 24, 2014

My nominee for World’s Greatest Dad

12-year-old McKenzie Carey suffers from mitochondrial disease, a close cousin of Parkinson's and ALS. But...

June 13, 2014

I’m such a sap. I loved this.

From the good people at Dove, an early Father's Day present.

June 13, 2014

Worth a thousand words: one last look

From Deacon Sean Keller's FB feed comes this poignant picture, snapped in Washington state: Snohomish...

June 11, 2014

The myth of Catholic “decline”—UPDATED

It can be tempting, when ingesting a daily diet of internet chatter, to think the...

June 10, 2014

Jon Meis on the Seattle shooter: “God gave me the eyes to see that he was not a faceless monster…”

This is heroism and humility: The following is a statement from Jon Meis, the Seattle...

June 04, 2014

Beautiful ways to say “You can make a difference”

From my blog neighbor Tony Rossi: Today we’re highlighting the top three winners in The...

May 2014

May 20, 2014

“Nothing is a failure”: Sandra Bullock’s terrific commencement speech

This is an instant classic, delivered last weekend to the kids at Warren Easton charter...

May 19, 2014

Indiana University’s inspiring—and surprising—commencement speaker

Little wonder he got a standing ovation at the end. Parker Mantell has a disability:...

May 09, 2014

Must-see video: father documents newborn son’s short life

The background: When a couple learned their infant son would die soon after he was...

May 05, 2014

“Catholicism is essentially a calm faith…”

"Catholicism is essentially a calm faith, rooted in the scriptures and the Tradition, and it...

May 03, 2014

A soldier’s best friend: must-see video of a veteran’s reunion with his bomb-sniffing dog

Awwwww: It was a sad parting when Sgt. Jason Bos left Fort Lee in Virginia...

April 2014

April 21, 2014

Ohio couple married 70 years die just hours apart

From The New York Daily News: They held hands at breakfast, even after 70 years...

April 16, 2014

Must-see: special Mass for kids with autism

An former colleague from my days at CBS sent this my way: a brief video...

April 15, 2014

Something wondrous: 14 years of a girl’s life in 4 minutes

This is exceptional: An 14 incredible years in the making, this viral video shows Lotte Hofmeester grow from...

April 03, 2014

Bishop offers special blessing to altar server recovering from brain tumor

Photo: Sam Lucero | The Compass From The Compass in Green Bay, Wisconsin. Beautiful: ...