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Baseball, religion, and a small town
Author Tommy Murray has written a novel about a small town Catholic high school baseball team and its journey to the state finals. Inspired by his late uncle who was killed in World War II and played on a championship team, Murray takes you…
Wim Wenders: Pope Francis is ‘fearless and driven by an incredible courage’
German filmmaker Wim Wenders might never have imagined that he would be invited to make a film about a pope. But in the second year of Pope Francis’ pontificate, Wenders received a letter from the Vatican. Wenders is a cradle Catholic who…
Devoted to St. Peregrine, and not letting cancer slow him down
St. Peregrine Laziosi is an Italian saint of the Servite Order. He is best known for having a vision of Jesus touching his leg the night before it was amputated because of its cancerous infection. St. Peregrine found himself to have been…
Dominican priest creates icons, comics, graphic novels
Fr. Cristóbal Torres Iglesias, OP, a Cuban-American, is a Miami-based artist who creates iconography and other art. His work is featured in private collections and can be viewed at places such as the Dominican House of Studies in…
Jim Caviezel returns to Scripture in his latest film
The film Paul, Apostle of Christ opens in theaters nationwide on March 23. Produced by Sony’s Affirm Films label, the movie is set in the time of Roman Emperor Nero’s persecution of Christians. The apostle Paul, played by James Faulkner,…
St. Patrick: ‘A man of prayer, holiness, and love’
St. Patrick’s Day is here once again and people all over the world are getting ready to celebrate with festivities and parades. But why is it that St. Patrick’s Day has become such a huge celebratory event? And did he really drive all the…
MercyMe singer discusses ‘I Can Only Imagine’ movie and his dad’s redemption
In minutes Bart Millard, lead vocalist for MercyMe, wrote the most-played radio single in Christian music history. The lyrics for “I Can Only Imagine” flowed because they had been growing in Bart since he was little. Like a lot of good…
New documentary addresses the dating crisis
If you have child or grandchild in their 20s or 30s, you’ve certainly heard about dating woes. Instead of dating and on the path to a possible marriage, some are hooking up — a vague term that means anything from hanging out, to making…
Remembering souls
When I was 12, I came upon a funeral prayer card in a used book. For years —and occasionally still — I prayed for Rudy Larson’s soul. I never met him, but I felt called to pray for him. It was my mom who instilled in me the importance of…
Bringing healing to a wounded Church
Fr. Thomas Berg had just finished celebrating morning Mass. The faithful had left the church, and Fr. Berg was locking up. As he made his way back to the sacristy, he glanced up at a stained glass window depicting the Resurrection. It was…
