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Home: Core Subjects: Stories of Faith and Character: LINKS_PAGE Core Subjects: Stories of Faith and Character: LINKS_PAGEArticles:John Paul’s Spiritual Testament - Father Alfonso Aguilar"Who left the door open?" asked the Pope’s secretary to the few monsignori who accompanied John Paul II on his trip to Ireland in September 1979. Read more... Johnson - Father James V. Schall, S.J.Of the four greatest minds with whom I commune regularly, to wit, Aristotle, Aquinas, Samuel Johnson, and Chesterton, three were obese. Read more... Joseph Moscati: Saint, doctor, and miracle-worker - Michael J. MillerSt. Giuseppe Moscati treated thousands during his lifetime, using natural means. Now that he has gone on to his heavenly reward, he continues to have "office hours" and works amazing cures on a regular basis. Read more... Joseph Ratzinger, Christ’s Donkey - Rev. Richard John NeuhausBorn in Bavaria on Holy Saturday of 1927, Joseph Ratzinger’s life has been entirely within and for the Church, which, he is convinced, is the way of greatest service to the world. This and much else become evident in his remarkable account by Ignatius, Milestones: Memoirs 1927-1977, which takes the reader from his childhood to his appointment as Archbishop of Munich. (note: this review was originally published in January 1999). Read more... Judge Bork Converts to the Catholic Faith - Tim DrakeFormer circuit judge, U.S. solicitor general and 1987 Supreme Court judicial nominee Judge Robert Bork entered the Catholic Church on July 21 at age 76. Read more... Kanye, that Dame has class - Rex MurphyThe rapper could learn from Vera Lynn, who is topping the UK charts. Read more... Karol Wojtyla’s war - Father Raymond J. de SouzaThe victory of freedom is won not only by the warriors in battle, but by heroes at home. Read more... King’s Dream - Charles ColsonKing's dream was to live in harmony with the moral law as God established it. Read more... Lance Armstrong: Win & Lose - Father Raymond J. de SouzaTake inspiration from Armstrong, but not instruction. Read more... Leading from the Cross - George WeigelPope John Paul II is leading the Church from the cross. With pain and difficulty, but without embarrassment or complaint, Karol Wojtyla is spending out his life in witness to the truth on which he has staked his life. Read more... Lent — Have You Given Up on Giving Up? - Susan VogtA year ago, I was facing Lent — again. I was ready to repeat the routine of what I usually do for Lent: no sweets or complaining, extra prayer, and the usual fasting and abstinence. I realized, though, that I wasn't growing or being challenged. Read more... Lent and its Discontents - Matthew LickonaWhen I was confirmed at age fifteen, I took St. John the Baptist as my confirmation saint. ‘A voice crying out in the wilderness,’ I thought, full of adolescent pride. By Lent of 2003 I was a little older and a little more humble — if only as a result of years of sin and failure to do much crying out... Read more... Leo and John Paul are like brothers - Father Raymond de SouzaEarlier this week Pope John Paul II passed Pope Leo XIII on the papal longevity list, vaulting into third place in history, behind St. Peter himself and Blessed Pius IX (1846-1878). Read more... Lessons from an Archbishop’s Fall - George WeigelFor 50 difficult years, from Hitler’s invasion in 1939 until the communist crack-up in 1989, Polish Catholicism fought tenaciously and successfully for its independence, and Poland’s, by emphasizing the liberating power of the truth. That brilliant accomplishment must not be compromised now by a stubborn reluctance to face the full truth of those five decades. Read more... Lessons From Another ‘Long War’ - Peggy NoonanThe British stood their ground when they were under terror siege. Read more... Lessons of a Pontiff's Twilight - George WeigelFive days before he left Poland for the conclave that was to elect him pope, Cardinal Karol Wojtyla attended a party celebrating the 20th anniversary of his consecration as a bishop. Read more... Life and Faith in Hell's Kitchen - William McGowanAn alternative in a city where 41% of pregnancies end in abortion. Read more... Light in a New Dark Age: Pope Benedict XVI - The Man and the Mission - George WeigelBenedict XVI: The name is the program, and the name is the man. Read more... Like Ripples on a Pond: On the Life of a Much Loved Friend - Iain T. BensonTo recall Richard now is to smile and realize that in a real way he is not gone and that what was within him is blazing, undiminished and unquenchable. Read more... Look at St. Francis to understand Pope Francis - Father Raymond J. de SouzaThose who are eager to understand who Pope Francis is, and what he might do, would be wise to look at the saint whose name he took, Francis of Assisi. Read more... Lourdes and the Modern World - George WeigelOne hundred fifty years ago, on Feb. 11, 1858, an illiterate, impoverished 14-year-old girl received the first of 18 visions of Mary, who eventually revealed herself to Bernadette Soubirous as "the Immaculate Conception." Read more... Love Among the Ruins - Matt LabashCaring for orphans, ransoming hostages, burying the dead—it’s all in a day’s work for Father Rick Frechette. Read more... Love and the Kick Save - Donald DeMarcoGoalies are supposed to make saves: pad saves, stick saves, skate saves, and kick saves. It was the latter type, however — his very first, and one that took place away from the hockey rink and the roaring crowd — that was by far his most important, for it saved not merely a goal, but two lives. Read more... Magdi Allam rejected Islam and atheism - Michael CorenThe remarkable Indian Christian philosopher Ravi Zacharias tells a compelling story of his encounter with a white, liberal American academic who had embraced Buddhism. Read more... Making a Difficult Choice - Theresa A. ThomasIn April 2005, I was diagnosed with cancer. It was just two weeks after the birth of my ninth baby, and days after my youngest brother's death in a car accident. Read more... Pages: [<<] ... 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 ... [>>] Pages Updated On: Mon Jun 17 2013 - 21:54:52
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