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Home: Core Subjects: Stories of Faith and Character: LINKS_PAGE Core Subjects: Stories of Faith and Character: LINKS_PAGEArticles:Perspective: The Real Benedict - George WeigelFar from a 'Rottweiler,' the new pope is a Mozart man, a listener with a keen mind and a good heart. Read more... Pilgrim' Progerss Faith of our Fathers - Mike AquilinaOld St. Patrick's is a hidden treasure in the city of Pittsburgh. Read more... Poets and philosophers are alike in being big with wonder - Father George William RutlerSt. Thomas Aquinas was, like all saints, practical about important things. Read more... Pope advances Knights of Columbus founder toward sainthood - CNAThis past Saturday, March 15, Pope Benedict XVI approved a decree recognizing the heroic virtue of Father Michael J. McGivney, the founder of the Knights of Columbus. Read more... Pope's Homily at Beatification Mass of Mother Teresa - Pope John Paul IIHere is a translation of John Paul II's homily during the beatification Mass for Mother Teresa of Calcutta, celebrated Sunday October 19, 2003 in St. Peter's Square. The text was read by Archbishop Leonardo Sandri, substitute for general affairs of the Vatican Secretariat of State, and by Cardinal Ivan Dias, archbishop of Bombay, India. Read more... Pray, Hope and Don’t Worry - Joseph PronechenDuring World War II, many Allied pilots failed to complete their missions over the Italian town of San Giovanni Rotondo. It seemed a Franciscan friar flying through the sky was staying their hands, preventing them from dropping their bombs. Read more... Preface - Pope Benedict XVI and Peter SeewaldCastel Gandolfo in the summer. The way to the Pope’s residence led over lonely country roads. Read more... Prepared to Lead - George WeigelOn the evening of October 16, 1978, when Pericle Cardinal Fellici announced that the Church had a Polish pope, an astonished world expected that it might take some time for the newly-elected successor of St. Peter to learn his job. For Karol Cardinal Wojtyla of Kraków had had none of the preparation usually considered necessary for the papacy. Read more... Priest a wartime legend - Marty GervaisHe was a soldier to the end. His threadbare army tunic hung on the wall, and his room was filled with religious icons, rosaries and holy pictures. Read more... Priest: Portraits of Ten Good Men Serving the Church Today - Karl MaurerMichael S. Rose in his new book Priest: Portaits of Ten Good Men Serving the Church Today communicates the virtuous institution of the priesthood by telling the stories of ten faithful priests who are living examples of holiness, sacrifice, and love of God. Read more... Prodigal Son - Benjamin WikerFor all too many years, eminent novelist and biographer A.N. Wilson was a self-satisfied atheist, a proud member of the British unbelieving intelligentsia, along with Richard Dawkins and expatriate Christopher Hitchens. But no more. Andrew Norman Wilson has come home. Read more... Prologue & The End of His Life - Michael O'BrienFollowing is the Prologue and an excerpt from chapter one of The Father's Tale by Michael O'Brien. Of this book, Peter Kreeft writes: "This is a magnum opus in quality as well as quantity. All of O'Brien's large and human soul is in this book as in none of his shorter ones: father, Catholic, Russophile, Canadian, personalist, artist, storyteller, romantic. There is not one boring or superfluous page." Read more... R.H. Benson: Unsung Genius - Joseph PearceRobert Hugh Benson was lauded in his own day as one of the leading figures in English literature, yet today he is almost completely forgotten outside Catholic circles and is sadly neglected even among Catholics. Read more... Rachoff – A true story - Karl Joseph FriedrichReader, behold your hand. Sometimes I watch my own as I write; or as I hold it up, fingers spread, so that it gleams like a pale star against the dark background of books piled on my table. The human hand — this bundle of bones, flesh, and nerves — think of all it can do. It can bless or curse. Read more... Ralph McInerny (1929-2010) - Thomas S. HibbsOne of the marks of a virtuous character, according to Aristotle, is the performance of virtuous acts with ease and delight. On that basis, as well as others, Ralph McInerny was a remarkably virtuous man. Read more... Reagan’s Catholic Connections - Paul KengorReagan's embrace of Catholics began at home, with his father, Jack Reagan. Jack was an apathetic Catholic who left the religious rearing of his two children to his wife, Nelle, a deeply Christian woman, and a Protestant. Read more... Real Hard Cash - Russell D. MooreThere was an empty seat at this year’s MTV Music Video Awards. The late Johnny Cash wasn’t there. Read more... Rebel With a Cause: Bobby Jindal's Spiritual Journey - Robert CostaIn 1988, 16-year-old Piyush Jindal totaled his father's new car a few weeks before graduating from Baton Rouge High School. Read more... Recent Martyrs of India - Robert RoyalPope John Paul II visited New Delhi in November 1999 to promulgate a special document, Ecclesia in Asia (“The Church in Asia”), which lays out a vision of that continent and the Church’s future there for the new millennium. Read more... Recognizing John Paul II’s life of holiness - Father Raymond J. de SouzaPope John Paul II returned to Saint Peter’s Square on Sunday, six years after his solemn funeral. Read more... Remembering Christ's martyrs - Father George RutlerDuring the millennium celebrations of 2000, Pope John Paul II went to the Colosseum in Rome and remembered Christ's martyrs: Read more... Remembering Fulton Sheen - George J. MarlinToday is the thirtieth anniversary of the death of Archbishop Fulton Sheen, who was revered by millions of Americans because of his great gifts in preaching and writing about the truths of the Catholic faith – and about the great heresies of the twentieth century. Read more... Remembering the Maid of Orleans - James MahonyNo one knows for sure when Joan of Arc was born in the village of Domremy. But many believe the date was Jan. 6, 1412 — six centuries ago today. Read more... Reminding us what religion is all about - Father Raymond J. de SouzaTomorrow, the humble doorkeeper of Montreal, Brother André Bessette, will be declared a saint by Pope Benedict XVI in Rome. Read more... Return of the Natural - Charles KrauthammerJust two days after Barry Bonds sets a synthetic home run record in San Francisco, the Natural returns to St. Louis. Read more... Pages: [<<] ... 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 [>>] Pages Updated On: Fri Feb 10 2012 - 00:54:04
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