Talitha Cere is the foundress of Momentum, a ministry for Catholic single mothers. Cere got married in 2018 but, for 14 years before that, she was a single mother to her son. During this time, she was involved in the Catholic community
Each headstone in a Catholic graveyard is a type of signpost testifying to truths of the Faith, including one’s eternal destination. “Our faith has to be a living faith and so, therefore, if we believe everyone should be in a Catholic cemetery,
Karen and Kevin Beaton have lived through the loss of two of their six children. Independent tragic circumstances claimed the lives of their five-year-old daughter, Christine, in 1982 and their adult son, Colin, in 2018 at the age of 31. "In my
Nicole Snook writes Joseph Potenzana, a 93-year-old, is set to wed Mary Elkind, 84, on Oct. 15 at Our Lady of the Visitation in Paramus, New Jersey. The couple first met 64 years ago at a wedding during which they both were
Three years before September 11 became synonymous with not only terrorism but airline tragedy and loss of life, another September air disaster left its indelible mark on those involved in the aftermath of the crash. Swissair Flight 111 — which was traveling
“There is no affordable housing,” said Stephen Moses. The 45-year-old explained that, despite having full-time employment, he was not saved from experiencing homelessness. “Even if you’re working full-time, even if you have some savings for first and last month’s deposit, the rents
In a special report on how Catholic colleges are evangelizing to the rising number of "nones" -- those who are unaffiliated with a particular religion -- writer Nicole Snook talks to several campus ministers who say that while many students do not
When the men’s conference that Matt Ingold was scheduled to speak at in 2020 was canceled because of COVID-19, little did he know that a virtual door would open as that window closed. Ingold and others came together to organize an online
When siblings Kristin Reilly and Jill Greenwood began Many Hail Marys at a Time (MHM), a ministry to pray the Rosary live daily on Instagram, they intended it to be a month-long initiative. “We never wanted our faces out there,” recalls Reilly.
To “harbor the harborless” is one way to refer to the merciful work of sheltering the homeless. It is fitting then that a city in eastern Canada — where ocean vistas are visible on many streets — would be where the House