John Paul II’s Relic Finds Permanent Home in America
By Joseph Pronechen | What more appropriate place for a first-class relic of Blessed John Paul II than at the National Shrine of The Divine Mercy? On Sunday, Aug. 12, the relic, a white linen cloth...
View ArticleA Visit to the ‘American Czestochowa’
By JOSEPH PRONECHEN | High on the list of most-visited Catholic shrines in the world is Our Lady of Czestochowa in Poland. Blessed John Paul II prayed there countless times; he had a lifelong devotion...
View ArticleHow Spiritual Direction Can Help You Grow Closer to God
By JOSEPH PRONECHEN | Picture this: A person, young or old, is practicing the faith yet naturally wants to grow in his or her relationship with Jesus and become closer to God. Can the faithful — or...
View Article‘Michelangelo of the Capitol’ Also Painted Religious Art
By JOSEPH PRONECHEN | In July 11, 2012, painter Constantino Brumidi was honored in Washington, when House and Senate leaders awarded him the Congressional Gold Medal posthumously. At the presentation,...
View ArticleCatholic Distance University Brings Theology Studies to Students Worldwide
By JOSEPH PRONECHEN | What do a computer executive commuting to Belgium from Prague, a worker on a Mississippi River steamboat, a deacon in Washington state, a homemaker in Virginia, soldiers in Iraq...
View ArticleMercy Pope’s American Homecoming
By JOSEPH PRONECHEN | What more appropriate place for a first-class relic of Blessed John Paul II than at the National Shrine of The Divine Mercy? On Sunday, Aug. 12, the relic, a white linen cloth...
View ArticleChanging the Culture for Christ, 1 Film at a Time
By JOSEPH PRONECHEN | There’s nowhere to run in space. A sci-fi thriller short film exploring the consequences of our choices. That’s the teaser promoting Project Callisto (ProjectCallisto.com), a...
View ArticleHealth Care With a Catholic Heart
By JOSEPH PRONECHEN | If there ever were a model for an all-around Catholic medical practice, it’s the Culture of Life Family Services in Southern California. With offices in San Diego and Escondido,...
View ArticleKateri Tekakwitha Joins Annual Pilgrimage
By Joseph Pronechen | The annual walking pilgrimage to the Shrine of Our Lady of the Martyrs in Auriesville, N.Y., where Sts. Isaac Jogues, René Goupil and John Lalande became the first North American...
View ArticleSt. Raphael the Archangel Church Brings Blessing and Honor to God
By JOSEPH PRONECHEN | Sept. 29 is the universal feast day of archangels Sts. Michael, Gabriel and Raphael. This year it also marks the second anniversary of the cornerstone blessing of St. Raphael the...
View ArticleRosaries and Masses ‘For God and Country’
By JOSEPH PRONECHEN | A great battle — a spiritual battle — is raging. At Fatima and elsewhere, our Mother showed us the simple, surefire way she would bring about victory for the culture of life:...
View ArticleVoting Help Via Apt App and Savvy Slogans
By Joseph Pronechen | It’s the simplest way anyone can learn in a flash the basic moral principles that must apply in the voting booth. It’s the new, free, non-partisan "Catholic Voting Guide" app. On...
View Article‘Speak, Lord, for Your (College-Age) Servant Is Listening’
By JOSEPH PRONECHEN | Discerning a vocation to priesthood, religious life or marriage isn’t simple. It can be especially daunting for college students. Many are seeking discernment help through Samuel...
View ArticleAmerica’s New Saints: Kateri and Marianne
By MARY HANSEN, JOSEPH PRONECHEN and JOSEPH ALBINO | Following God's Call: Marianne Cope New Saint ‘Filled the Weary Heart With New Life’ On Oct. 21, World Mission Sunday, the Church will canonize two...
View ArticleAnd God Smiled After the Hurricane
By Joseph Pronechen | Not all the events and aftermath of Hurricane Sandy deal with devastation. God is with us even in those times, especially if we ask him to be. Sometimes he even lets us know if we...
View ArticleCatholics, Be Thankful Always and Everywhere
By Joseph Pronechen | How to live Thanksgiving every day. | On Thanksgiving, Americans give thanks for all of the blessings in their lives during the past year. But do many — do we — forget to give...
View ArticleSaintly Advent Advice
By Joseph Pronechen | Joseph Pronechen recommends walking with St. Thérèse of Lisieux this Advent by reading The Little Way of Advent by Father Gary Caster. | THE LITTLE WAY OF ADVENT Meditations in...
View ArticlePriests Grow in Faith Through Fellowship in Confraternity of Catholic Clergy
By Joseph Pronechen | Priests' group fosters faith and fellowship. | In 2000, visitors at the Shrine of the Most Blessed Sacrament in Hanceville, Ala., were crying with joy before Mass as they watched...
View ArticleInteractive Advent Calendars Help Families Pray
By Joseph Pronechen | Holy Family Hospital and the U.S. bishops' conference offer interactive countdown calendars to Christmas. | To help people make Advent a true time of preparation leading to the...
View ArticleIn the Face of Horror, Faith in Action
By JOSEPH PRONECHEN | NEWTON, Conn. — Nothing seemed different about the well-traveled two-lane route leading into this Connecticut community on Saturday. Newtown looked for all purposes like the...
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