For millions of people Mother Teresa was a living saint and a cultural icon. For Saint Louis University's noted philosopher John Kavanaugh, S.J., she was a very real person who had a direct and dramatic effect on his life.
On September 11, hijackers didn't count on facing family man and daily Mass-goer Tom Burnett Jr.
Just two days after Barry Bonds sets a synthetic home run record in San Francisco, the Natural returns to St. Louis.
World Youth Day 2002 has already produced a new cadre of Catholic leaders.
Saint Margaret of Cortona is an inspiration for all those in recovery who have come from homes where a step-parent resented having to care for the children of the new-found spouse.
A few weeks back, Bishop William Lori of Bridgeport, John Allen of the National Catholic Reporter, and I were invited by Doubleday to help launch Pope Benedict XVI's new book, Jesus of Nazareth, at a May 15 program in Washington.
After nearly 40 years as a lawyer, Richard Conway Casey (1933-2006) was sworn in as a judge of the U.S. district court in Manhattan in 1977.
Concluding a public lecture, Russell Kirk once assured his listeners: "If you look for the Supernatural, you will find it. I promise you: I have."
