New out in theaters this weekend, Do You Believe? is the latest film from the creators of God Is Not Dead. The movie brings together a strong ensemble cast and invites the viewer into a compelling storyline filled with action and relationships. Here’s a brief synopsis: With compelling performances and a gripping plot, “Do You Believe?” rivals the best movies I’ve seen in theaters lately. But the message behind this film catapults it ahead of other entertainment options. It’s not... Read more
Last week, I partially ticked an item off of my bucket list. I say “partially”, because when I wrote “co-host a national radio show” on that list way back when, I imagined that my co-host would be in the same studio as I was. As it turned out, my amazing opportunity to be a part of Lino Rulli’s fantastic show “The Catholic Guy” on Sirius-XM’s The Catholic Channel was super fun, even if it did play out on two different... Read more
Although I haven’t set foot outside my own home today, I know the rest of the world is draped in kelly green. Like Christmas, the annual celebration of St. Patrick’s day seems to start earlier each year. There’s one person in my life, not a person of faith, who faithfully replaces their Valentine’s day pink stuff with a menagerie of green decorations on the morning of February 15. St. Patrick’s Day shouldn’t be about green milkshakes at a fast food... Read more
This week’s news comes on the heals of a very busy week for me and for our Church. I’ll be back in the next few days with posts on my experience as Lino Rulli’s co-host, my time at the Archdiocese of Los Angeles Religious Education Congress and much more. But until then, take some time to get caught up on all of the highlights of the past week… I’m grateful to my friend John Clem, O.F.S. for this week’s Top... Read more
Today is simultaneously one of my most exciting and most nerve wracking days of the year. Tomorrow, I’ll head over to Anaheim to be a part of this year’s Archdiocese of Los Angeles Religious Education Congress. I’ll make my way through crowds of catechists, Catholic school teachers, priests, sisters, volunteers, young adults and kids–and protesters too–to attend Friday’s Opening Rite and Welcome. I have the great privilege of being a speaker at Congress. I’ve done it for the past few... Read more
Today’s episode of Catholic Moments on Radio Maria promises to be fun. My guests are Twitter’s Crabby Mystic, Sr. Mary Lea Hill and my good buddy Roxane Salonen. Sr. Mary Lea Hill is a Massachusetts native who has served as a Daughter of Saint Paul for past 50 years. Roxane Salonen Roxane B. Salonen is an awarding-winning children’s author, freelance writer and newspaper columnist and the writer of “Redeemed by Grace.” Tune in at 11 am CT at www.RadioMaria.us to... Read more
Today, we commemorate International Women’s Day. The Vatican is part of this event with a special event called “Voices of Faith“. Vatican Radio describes this one of a kind gathering: The second annual Voices of Faith storytelling event takes place in the Vatican Sunday, as women from ten countries and four continents gather in the Casina Pio IV to celebrate International Women’s Day. The initiative was launched last year by Catholic philanthropist Chantal Goetz “to enhance the dignity, participation and... Read more
Not much to say today except, “It’s been one of those weeks.” If you’ve had one of those weeks too, you’ll probably agree with me that having John’s recaps today is a big help. Sometimes, when we’re in our head and feeling a bit out of control, it helps to look outside ourselves and see that life goes on and that there are others, many others, who need our love, attention and care. I’m grateful to my friend John Clem,... Read more
A new study out this week from University of Missouri, Nanyang Technological University, and Bradley University has been making the rounds in the media. Margaret Duffy, a professor and chair of strategic communication at the MU School of Journalism and Edson Tandoc, a former doctoral student at MU and now an assistant professor at Nanyang Technological University in Singapore found that some uses of everyone’s favorite social media site can lead to detrimental emotional responses: For their study, Duffy and Edson Tandoc, a... Read more
Catholic Relief Services and the CRS Rice Bowl program have created a compelling Lenten video series that asks “What is Lent?”. For eight days, I am sharing each of the videos here at the blog. I hope you’ll join me in this brief retreat. I believe you’ll find, as I have, that these videos lead to deeper reflection and increased motivation. Today, we hear from Ron Hansen: CRS Global Fellow and Catholic author, Ron Hansen talks about Almsgiving and its... Read more
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