Pro-Life 'Franchise' Helps Moms
Features | Posted by Joseph Pronechen in News on Tuesday, July 21, 2009
When Darlene Wagner and the board she chairs decided to open a crisis-pregnancy maternity home in Norwich, Conn., they wanted to pattern themselves after a proven winner.
So did Chris Ricketts, executive director of a group home in Winchester, Va.
Both found the ideal in Good Counsel Homes. Today’s hope is to see homes modeled after Good Counsel across the nation.
“When you’re searching for the ideal... READ MORE
Driven to Distraction
Features | Posted by Joseph Pronechen in Faith on Friday, July 10, 2009
There you kneel, trying to pray quietly before Mass begins — and there go the folks directly behind you, cackling and chatting like ballpark patrons between innings.
During the consecration of the Eucharist, the hum of hushed conversation emanating from pockets all around the church finally gives way to sweet silence — except for the whispering and giggling of the oblivious teen trio three rows ahead.... READ MORE
They’'re In It for Life
January/February 2009 Magazine Issue | Posted by Joseph Pronechen in Everyday Apostles on Thursday, July 09, 2009
Paul Wilson
A Survivor Gives Back
Paul Wilson, Christendom College
Standing in front of the entire Christendom College Saturday brunch crowd to announce that a baby is alive because of your educational efforts is an emotional experience.
“I’ve literally shaken up there when I’ve done it because it’s a very powerful realization,” says 20-year-old Paul Wilson. “Everyone goes nuts. Often we just pray... READ MORE
Good Fathers Figure
Features | Posted by Joseph Pronechen in News on Friday, July 03, 2009
There’s no avoiding it: Dads take a beating in the popular culture. When they’re not portrayed as hopelessly inept, fathers are made out to be crude, ignorant or otherwise loathsome (often in some new, shocking, “envelope-pushing” way).
The Knights of Columbus are out to fight back against the lies with their new, Web-based initiative called Fathers for Good.
“The goal of Fathers for Good is really... READ MORE
Dads: Men for All Seasons
Features | Posted by Joseph Pronechen in Family on Thursday, June 18, 2009
This Father’s Day sets up a special call to greatness for Catholic men, as it falls the day before the feasts of Sts. Thomas More and John Fisher.
The first was a model family man, the other a passionate pastor. Both died for the Catholic faith, demonstrating the devotion all Christian fathers must give their families (See Ephesians 5:25).
Fathers of nuclear families and spiritual families can learn... READ MORE
Sunday Rest is Sunday Best
Features | Posted by Joseph Pronechen in Faith on Wednesday, June 17, 2009
After Mass, what’s next on the itinerary most Sundays? If your family is like most in America, your day will likely end up in a whirlwind of activity.
From rushing the kids to their games to shopping for the week’s meals to chasing bargains at the mall, there is no shortage of temptations to think of Sunday just like any other day, minus the 9-to-5 routine.
The typical scenario is something of a national... READ MORE
The Power of a Parish
May/June 2009 Magazine Issue | Posted by Joseph Pronechen in Features on Thursday, May 14, 2009
Hope Erupts in Haiti
Ten years ago at Church of the Nativity in Burke, Va., Father Richard Martin asked his parishioners to help build houses for the poorest of the poor in Haiti by saving just 50 cents a day per family during Lent.
The pastor calculated this small sacrifice from each of 2,500 families could raise $50,000 to build 27 simple houses. Parishioners responded with nearly $67,000 and... READ MORE
Bringing Faith to Film
November/December 2008 Magazine Issue | Posted by Joseph Pronechen in Everyday Apostles on Wednesday, October 29, 2008
Digitally Pro-Life
Matthew Connors, age 19
No one knew better than Pope John Paul II the importance of using the media to proclaim the Gospel. It’s a lesson some young people are absorbing and answering.
“I always wanted to tell stories through film,” says 19-year-old college sophomore Matthew Connors. Looking for a school last year, he found John Paul the Great University in San Diego, Calif. —... READ MORE
Finding Faith on Campus
May/June 2008 Magazine Issue | Posted by Joseph Pronechen in Everyday Apostles on Monday, July 14, 2008
Compass Points to Christ
Luke Zumo, Loyola University
Growing up in a Catholic family, Luke Zumo was already involved with his faith before college. As a senior at Catholic High School in Baton Rouge, La., he was a student minister, mentoring a small group of freshmen by learning and applying virtues and Gospel values.
But adjusting to classes, basketball, and campus life in his freshman year at... READ MORE
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