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“He was Crucified Under Pontius Pilate”
David B. Couturier, OFM. Cap. St. Bonaventure University When the two hundred bishops arrived at the Roman Emperor’s villa in Nicaea, they did so with layers of anticipation, relief, and gratitude, as well as caution, concern, and trauma.…
Healing the Culture
When people with strong opinions talk to others with differing strong opinions, things tend to get heated, especially on the issues of life. But that’s where Healing the Culture, a nonprofit organization based in Washington state, is…
Our Lady’s Rosary Makers
Since October is the month of the Rosary, Catholic Digest spoke with Michael Ford, the president and general manager of Our Lady’s Rosary Makers. He believes Our Lady lead him to this work through daily praying the Rosary. WHO WE…
Faith, friendship, and service
David Rodriguez stopped his car. All evening he and several other volunteers had been driving up and down Southern California streets known for poverty and gang violence. Now, as they approached an abandoned parking lot, they found what…
Six Ways to be a Thoughtful Gift-giver
Have you ever had the experience of giving a gift and knowing the recipient hated it? Either by the look on the person’s face when he or she opened it or its disregard later? I have, and it’s not a good feeling. I have also been on the…
There’s more than one way to be pro-life
One Sunday after Mass, Lisa Penzkover from Caldwell, Idaho, was discussing the topic of pro-life fairs with some parishioners when she mentioned how she thought it would be important to include a foster care booth. Penzkover says, “They…
Twelve Questions to Ask Before Giving Money to Charity
“Give, save, spend.” That’s the formula we tell our children when we teach them how to handle money—and it’s a formula that translates well into our adult lives. Most of us have spending down pat, and we have at least some idea of how to…
Meet people whose lives Catholic Relief Services transformed
BY JOHN BURGER Celebrity chef Lidia Bastianich grew up in northeastern Italy, in an area that became part of Yugoslavia after World War II. Her family was desperate to escape life under communism. “We had no one. They found a home for us.…
Changing hearts and minds with Catholic theater
BY ELLA HADACEK Catholics are called to reflect the truth and beauty of God in every facet of their lives. St. John Paul II beautifully articulates the role of Catholic artists in his Letter to Artists. With loving regard, the divine Artist…
Memphis’s longest-running soup kitchen feeds souls
by Emily Dagostino Six days a week, Martin Johnson starts his morning at 3 a.m. at St. Mary’s Soup Kitchen in Memphis, Tennessee, with prep work on soup and coffee. By midmorning, the line to the kitchen is snaking out the door of the…