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Lori Hadacek Chaplin
Lori Hadacek Chaplin lives in Idaho with husband, David, and their four children. Check out her new column, Everyday Miracles, at CatholicDigest.com
by Lori Hadacek Chaplin In May 2018, desiring to help the less fortunate, Fr. Marko Djonovic approached homeless men and women and offered them an hourly wage and lunch to clean up Detroit parks. He felt that exchanging work for pay —…
Mother Agnes Mary Donovan and the best decision she ever made
Mother Agnes outside with her sisters
Faith, Sacrifice, and Sports
by Lori Hadacek Chaplin Three amazing female athletes shared their journey toward strengthening their faith. One competed on her sport’s biggest stage three times. One discovered a vocation. One overcame immense pain. All three share a love…
FATIMA through the eyes of the shepherd children
by Lori Hadacek Chaplin Unlike previous movies about the Fatima apparitions, a new movie, simply titled Fatima, provides a more realistic retelling that delves into the humanity of the seers. The film, which opens in theaters on August 28,…
Going Back to School Later in Life
BY LORI HADACEK CHAPLIN Going to college isn’t just for new high-school graduates or 20-somethings. Older adults are returning to college campuses, too, seeking a change in career or fulfilling a desire to better themselves. In fall 2015,…
Parenting the second time around
Faced with difficult situations, three sets of grandparents each welcomed a grandbaby into their home. These stories show how those decisions graced their lives and the lives of their grandchildren.
Catholic Digest’s 2020 Sacraments Gift Guide
For many, our sacraments are being held hostage by the restrictions related to the COVID-19 pandemic. Yet, by the grace of God, we'll soon see more and more restrictions lifted. Looking to the future, many Catholics will be entering the…
Actor John Rhys-Davies on playing ‘one of the great giants of western civilization’
A docudrama about the patron saint of Ireland called I Am Patrick will be shown only March 17-18 in select theaters nationwide. The feature-length film features a re-enactment of St. Patrick's life using his writings, including his…
Discovering a holy treasure
Catholic writer Tim Drake’s debut children’s book, The Attic Saint (Emmaus Road Publishing, 2019) — illustrated by Catholic Digest’s Theodore Schluenderfritz — is about a little boy named Leo who moves into an old home and discovers a…
Sarah Hart, the ‘accidental artist’
In Catholic circles, when you’ve performed for the pope, you’ve made it big. In 2013, Sarah Hart from Nashville, Tennessee, had the honor of sharing her talent with Pope Francis and a crowd of 150,000 people at the World Meeting of Families…