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Home: Core Subjects: Stories of Faith and Character: LINKS_PAGE Core Subjects: Stories of Faith and Character: LINKS_PAGEArticles:The Beginnings of Ministry - Archbishop Mieczysław Mokrzycki & Brygida GrysiakArchbishop Mieczyslaw Mokrzycki, John Paul II’s personal secretary, reveals details of the private life and papacy of John Paul II. The book He liked Tuesdays best, a best seller in Poland, and is now available in English. Read more... The Captain and the King - Peggy NoonanWhat a relief to see it. At a 4:45 p.m. showing at an uptown Manhattan theatre on Wednesday, they burst into applause, and some, you could tell, wanted to cheer. Read more... The Cardinal Down Under - George WeigelAustralia and the entire world Church, owe George Pell a large debt of gratitude. Read more... The Cleric Behind 'Les Mis' - Doris DonnellyFans of "Les Misérables" on film or stage may be surprised to know that not everyone in France was of good cheer when Victor Hugo published the book in 1862. Read more... The Conservative Convert - Eric ScheskeTerse Kirk. That’s one way to describe Russell Kirk, the literary critic and father of modern conservatism. He was the author of over thirty books and hundreds of articles, the founder of two quarterlies, and a busy speaker. But he was laconic when it came to his religion. Read more... The Day the Pope was Shot - Bishop Stanislaw DziwiszAt the Catholic University of Lublin, Poland, the personal secretary to Pope John Paul II gave this unprecedented first-person account May 13 of the day the Holy Father was shot. Read more... The Death of Scotland's Queen - John LingardHer step was firm, and her countenance cheerful. Read more... The Economics of Splitting Wood by Hand - John A. CuddebackHilaire Belloc once wrote that he never burned anything but oak in the huge fireplace of his ancient home in West Sussex. Read more... The Faith of Frank McCourt - Peter DuffyFrank McCourt, who died July 19th at age 78, was the most Catholic of authors. Read more... The final days of a most remarkable German woman - Charles LewisI have written about Sophie Scholl before because I am in awe of her. Read more... The football gods have spoken - Father Raymond J. de SouzaPerhaps there are football gods after all. Read more... The Fragile Dew-Drop - Donald DeMarcoA pianist, an actress, and an athlete, all pre-eminent in their respective fields, survived the threat of abortion and brought to the world stage superlative images of beauty, grace, and strength. Read more... The Great Convivium - Father Raymond J. de SouzaNow it is no longer for Fr. Neuhaus to do for us, but our turn to do for him. Read more... The hand of hope - Donald DeMarcoAfter viewing the picture, which has been celebrated as the "Hand of Hope," Samuel's mother wept for days. Read more... The Happy Prince - Oscar WildeHigh above the city, on a tall column, stood the statue of the Happy Prince. He was gilded all over with thin leaves of fine gold, for eyes he had two bright sapphires, and a large red ruby glowed on his sword hilt. Read more... The Holy Eucharist in the Life of Bl. Teresa of Calcutta - Fr. Sebastian Vazhakala, M.C.Fr. Vazhakala describes the place of the Holy Eucharist in the life of Bl. Teresa. He analyses the Mass into three parts, the purgative, illuminative, and unitive ways, and relates the communications she received from the Eucharistic Jesus, which led her to found the Missionaries of Charity. Read more... The Iron Lady I Knew Was Bendable - Michael NovakOne evening during the end of Lady Thatcher's long run as Prime Minister, my wife Karen and I had dinner with her and Dennis at the mountain condo of mutual friends in Vail, Colorado. Read more... The Lesson of Calcutta - Father Robert BarronThere is a lesson that Calcutta burned deeply into my soul. Read more... the Letter - Brian DoyleHe rose before six that morning, same as usual, and donned his sweatshirt and went for a jog — three miles now, in a slight concession to age, rather than four. Read more... The Lion as Catholic - Phil LawlerPhil Lawler weighs the autobiography of America's most influential Catholic Senator, Ted Kennedy. Read more... The Lost Art of Catholic Drinking - Sean P. DaileyThere is Protestant drinking and there is Catholic drinking, and the difference is more than mere quantity. Read more... The Making of a New Benedict - George WeigelHis parents’ names were Joseph and Mary (which provoked innumerable jokes in his later life), and he was their third child, following his sister, Maria, born in 1921, and his brother, Georg, born in 1924. Read more... The Man and His Life - Robert MoynihanThough he was a familiar Church leader for many years before becoming pope, there has been little awareness of the spiritual side of Benedict XVI. Now for the first time readers are given a brilliant overview of the Pope’s most inspirational teachings in Let God’s Light Shine Forth. Read more... The man behind the ‘Boston Miracle’ - Rev. Raymond J. de SouzaThe Reverend Eugene Rivers knows a thing or two about rough neighbourhoods. Seventeen years ago, he moved from the pleasant groves of Harvard academe to fight the gangs on their own turf. Read more... The Man Who Saved the Original Papers of St. John of the Cross - Joseph PearceIt was March 1936. A series of anti-clerical riots swept through Toledo. Read more... Pages: [<<] ... 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 [>>] Pages Updated On: Fri May 17 2013 - 22:45:23
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