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Home: Core Subjects: Stories of Faith and Character: LINKS_PAGE Core Subjects: Stories of Faith and Character: LINKS_PAGEArticles:Evelyn Waugh: Ultramodern to Ultramontane - Joseph PearceEvelyn Waugh’s conversion to the Catholic faith in 1930 was greeted with astonishment by the literary world and caused a sensation in the media. It seemed incomprehensible that an author notorious for his “almost passionate adherence to the ultramodern” could have joined the Catholic Church. Part of the reason for the extensive interest in Waugh’s conversion, was the growing awareness that his reception into the Church was only the latest of a long and lengthening list of literary converts to the Catholic faith. Read more... Every Mother's Son: Confessions of a Marian Prodigal - Scott HahnFor all my newfound piety, I was still fifteen years old, and all too conscious of “cool.” Just months before, I’d left behind several years of juvenile delinquency and accepted Jesus as my personal Lord and Savior. My parents, who were not particularly devout Presbyterians, noticed the change in me and heartily approved. If it took religion to keep me out of juvenile detention, so be it. Read more... Extraordinarily Blessed - Cathy PerkinsOn his way to an academic and political career, Father Raymond de Souza, made a right turn into religion, journalism ... and chaplaincy of the football Golden Gaels. Read more... Faith and the Russert Test - Terry MattinglyThe politico facing Tim Russert was Vice Present Al Gore and their testy dialogue was one of the memorable moments during the 2000 White House race. Read more... Father John, DC Evangelist - Terry MattinglyIn a matter of days, Father C. John McCloskey III will quietly perform rites in which two more converts enter the Roman Catholic Church. Read more... Father Pro: A Mexican Hero - Robert RoyalMiguel Pro and the other Mexican martyrs provided millions of people with inspiration to resist the most anti-Catholic government ever seen in the Americas. Read more... Father Richard John Neuhaus - Father Raymond J. de SouzaThe National Post is conducting a search to find Canada's most important "public intellectual." In today's installment, Father Raymond J. de Souza profiles Christian intellectual Father Richard John Neuhaus. Read more... Father Solanus Casey and his 'favors' - Vivian M. BaulchWhen Father Solanus Casey died in Detroit in 1957, all he left after 86 years on this earth were a small crucifix, an old pair of sandals, several religious pictures, a wooden statue of St. Anthony, some dog-eared religious books, a knot of heavily darned socks and a framed, 40-year-old picture of his family. Read more... Fidelity - Donald DeMarcoThe son of Lithuanian immigrants, Edward Krauciunas grew up in the Back of the Yards section of Chicago, which was well known for it knockdown-dragout toughness. Read more... Finding Joy in the Darkest Night - David ScottWe always saw her smiling, but we never knew how much we didn't know about Mother Teresa. Read more... Fine wit in the service of plain hatred - Father Raymond J. de SouzaChristopher Hitchens was disinclined to show mercy to others, let alone ask for it. Yet the hope remains that he knows it now. Read more... Flock feeling his "charisma of sincerity' - Peggy NoonanIt was beautiful. If you didn't get choked up, you weren't alive. Read more... Flying Father in coma after collapse in hockey game - Francine DubéHe turned his back on professional hockey to follow in the footsteps of the patron saint of the poor and in doing so, Father Les Costello became the kind of man an entire city prays for. Read more... For Catholics, a year of perseverance - Conrad BlackThe year now ending has been one of immense alarm followed by serenity's sudden rushes to the head. Read more... For Sale - Ralph McInernySome of our residences will have left little mark on our memory, but a few, perhaps only one, will seem the very habitat of our heart. Read more... Forbearance - Donald DeMarcoShortly after the third birthday of her firstborn, Mabel and her two boys left South Africa for England. Her husband, who was unable to vacate his banking post at the time, was to join her as soon as the opportunity arose. The opportunity never did arise. While still confined to South Africa and 5,000 miles away from his family, he died as a result of a severe hemorrhage. Read more... Forbearance - Donald DeMarcoShortly after the third birthday of her first born, Mabel and her two boys left South Africa for England. Read more... Forgiving the Unforgivable - Mike CareyMike and Kathie Clarey suffered the worst trauma any parent can endure. Their beloved 11-year-old daughter was brutally murdered. In the days that followed, the Clareys were numb with grief. Yet in the midst of their pain, they experienced God's amazing grace. And while the suffering didn't go away, it became a source of deep peace as Our Lord brought good out of evil. Read more... Fortitude - Donald DeMarcoFortitude is an engaging virtue. And when it shines from a stage, and comes directly from the heart, unrehearsed, it can prove overpowering. "No, don't go," the audience chanted. "Talk to us! Talk to us!" Read more... Fr. Popielusko and Communist Poland - Robert RoyalAs early as 1966, something unprecedented in Communist-dominated countries had occurred. There was a powerful element of independent civil society in Poland linked directly with the Church. Read more... Fr. Thomas Cook - Molly McQueenFr. Thomas Cook of the Diocese of Winona, MN, got an early start discerning his vocation. Read more... Franz Jagerstatter - Rev. Thomas Rosica, C.S.B.Pope Benedict recently authorized the promulgation of two new saints and 320 new blessed. Read more... From Canada, a hardcourt role model - National PostIn an era in which basketball is increasingly about the individual — witness the basketball world’s obsession with phenom LeBron James, or the exploits of Kobe Bryant — Steve Nash is a rare reminder of the value of teamwork. Read more... From high society to a higher calling - Adair LaraThe San Francisco socialite had it all — 10 children, friends, wealth — but she traded it in for life in a convent. Fifteen years later, Ann Miller remains steadfast in her vows of seclusion, poverty, chastity and obedience. Read more... Fulton J. Sheen, Catholic Champion - Thomas C. ReevesIn preparing America's Bishop: The Life and Times of Fulton J. Sheen I discovered a brilliant, charismatic, and holy man who has been underestimated by historians, largely overlooked by the contemporary mass media, and forgotten by too many Catholics. Indeed, I came to the conclusion that Fulton J. Sheen was the most important Catholic of twentieth century America. Read more... Pages: [<<] 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 ... [>>] Pages Updated On: Fri Feb 10 2012 - 00:54:04
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