If the cold weather is getting you down nbsp ldquo The Lost Valentine rdquo a film starring Betty White and Jennifer Love Hewitt CBS 9 8C is the perfect reason to stay inside tonight The film is a collaborative effort between Hallmark Hall of Fame Productions and Paulist Productions the la
Kerry Weber
Kerry Weber joined the staff of America in October 2009. Her writing and multimedia work have since earned several awards from the Catholic Press Association, and in 2013 she reported from Rwanda as a recipient of Catholic Relief Services' Egan Journalism Fellowship. Kerry is the author of Mercy in the City: How to Feed the Hungry, Give Drink to the Thirsty, Visit the Imprisoned, and Keep Your Day Job (Loyola Press) and Keeping the Faith: Prayers for College Students (Twenty-Third Publications). A graduate of Providence College and the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism, she has previously worked as an editor for Catholic Digest, a local reporter, a diocesan television producer, and as a special-education teacher on the Navajo reservation in Arizona.
Dolan, MTV, and the “Chilling” New York Abortion Statistics
While the events surrounding this year rsquo s March for Life in Washington D C have provided encouragement and inspiration to many who oppose abortion recent statistics regarding abortion rates in New York City demonstrate that the pro-life cause still has a long way to go According to CNS 41
For the Feast of St. Agnes Lucky Lambs Get Bath, Meet Pope
Every year on the feast of St Agnes Jan 21 the pope blesses two lambs The wool from these lambs is then used to create a pallium for each new archbishop But what do those lambs do while waiting for their papal audience CNS has the story Raised by Trappist monks on the outskirts of Rome th
Trappists Donated Casket to Family of Christina Green
When Christina Green the youngest casualty of the Tucson shootings was burried last week her body was laid to rest in a casket donated by Trappist monks of the New Mellaray Abbey in Iowa David Gibson summarized the story over at Politics Daily Many religious communities of monks and nuns have a
EWTN Acquires National Catholic Register
The Eternal Word Television Network announced today that it has signed a letter of intent to acquire the National Catholic Register from the paper s current owners the Legionaries of Christ The deal is expected to be finalized by the end of this month An article on EWTN s Web site states that
In Ireland, an Old Letter and New Revelations
The AP reports DUBLIN ndash A 1997 letter from the Vatican warned Ireland s Catholic bishops not to report all suspected child-abuse cases to police mdash a disclosure that victims groups described as the smoking gun needed to show that the church enforced a worldwide culture of covering u
One-sentence Bible Summaries
Dan Ortlund a senior editor in the bible division at Crossway Books recently posed an interesting question to a few folks he described as thoughtful scholars and pastors What s the message of the Bible in one sentence Answers from the all male group ranged from somewhat lengthy and interp
Coming May 1: Blessed John Paul II
A miracle confirmed and a date set From the New York Times Pope Benedict XVI moved his beloved predecessor one step closer to sainthood on Friday confirming a miracle by John Paul II and setting May 1 as the date of his beatification Benedict said in a decree on Friday that a French nun had b
Of Many Things
Despite losing his job of 24 years, my father remains optimistic and focused.
