Local author Rebecca W. Martin has debuted her first novel, "Love in the Eternal City" (Chrism Press), a Catholic romance that not only tells the love story between a Swiss Guard and an American expat, but also serves as Martin's own love
When Mother Mary Veronica Fitch set out to establish a new religious community, she never imagined that it would one day provide an animal therapy program. People are “willing to extend love to [animals] that they might not extend to people when
For three Franciscans from the Province of Our Lady of Guadalupe — postulants Jimmy Beh and Thomas Pack and Father Steven Kuehn — joining the 800-plus-year-old religious order founded by St. Francis of Assisi was not just a proverbial leap of faith.
Saint Arnulf of Metz is credited with saying, “From man’s sweat and God’s love, beer came into the world.” The famous wordsmith G.K. Chesterton said, “In Catholicism, the pint, the pipe, and the Cross can all fit together.” In the idyllic hills
On the first day of filming for “Irena’s Vow” (Quiver), Sophie Nélisse had to witness a mass hanging. The Canadian actor, 24, has been making movies since childhood. So the scripted summary executions by Nazis — meant to terrorize the population of
For some, the Notre Dame fire was a sign of devastation of faith and Christian values. But for many more in France, it meant awakening of faith on an unprecedented scale.
"The fire gave us all a boost," Father Henry de Villefranche told
Always coinciding with the onset of Spring, and often with Easter, baseball is the sport that uniquely contributes to a sense of rejuvenation and optimistic expectation. Its slower pace and long season also make it more suited than other sports to philosophical
On March 8 of this year, a film titled "Cabrini" was released; that day is also International Women's Day. The film is the story of an extraordinary woman, an immigrant to the United States, an advocate for the poor and a saint.
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Coach at Caitlin Clark's Catholic high school alma mater reflects on what forces shaped the Iowa Hawkeyes superstar.
"She's one in a million," said McGraw. "I think she's going to do great things for the WNBA next year."
Museums around the world feature art depicting the Annunciation, which Catholics celebrate on April 8 this year. The Metropolitan Museum of Art (the Met) in New York City is one of them. “I think a very large part of it has to
A new, faith-driven family drama is examining the relationship between faith and marriage, especially when that marriage is tested. “Love is a choice,” Cassidy Gifford, who stars in the new show, “The Baxters,” said of what she hopes viewers learn. She continued: