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Located in Ave Maria, Florida's La Piazza (town center), this gorgeous two-bedroom, two-bath condo has all high-end fit and finish. The luxury kitchen features raised panel cabinets, granite countertops, upgraded whirlpool and stainless steel appliances, and recessed lighting.

Located in Ave Maria, Florida's La Piazza (town center), this gorgeous two-bedroom, two-bath condo has all high-end fit and finish. The luxury kitchen features raised panel cabinets, granite countertops, upgraded whirlpool and stainless steel appliances, and recessed lighting.

Ordained in 1996 for the Archdiocese of Toronto, Fr. Larry Marcille served in parish ministry until 2000, before being appointed vocations director by the late Cardinal Aloysius Ambrozic.

We all know that exercise is good for the body, but did you ever think about exercising your brain? Studies suggest that there are several keys to aging well cognitively. These include developing healthy lifestyles, keeping intellectually active, staying socially integrated and reducing stress. There are many ways to achieve these goals, but here are 20 ideas.

In the wake of a car crash that killed his 15-year old brother Luke, Jon Abbate (Merriman) returns to Wake Forest and leads his struggling football team to its most successful season ever.

Starring Alex Kendrick, Ken Bevil, Kevin Downes In theaters Sept. 30 Rated PG-13, 120 min.

Produced by the award-winning filmmakers of The 13th Day, Finding Fatima is a new in-depth documentary that combines archival footage, dramatic reenactments, original interviews with Fatima experts and stunning visuals to tell the story of the 1917 apparitions.

The Mass may seem routine, and it may be the common property of a billion Catholics, but much lies beneath.

On June 14, 1921, a priest knocks at the convent in San Giovanni Rotondo. He is an apostolic visitor sent by the Holy Office to secretly investigate Padre Pio. The priest remains for eight days, recording depositions.

Navigating a new college environment is difficult enough for Catholic freshmen without having to combat each secular philosophy and “ism” that lurks around every corner. Zmirak pulls together more than dozen friends to help budding scholars navigate the tumultuous waters of college life.

Gaps in trust and ethics continue to challenge the bio-pharmaceutical industry, providing fodder for the media and provoking chagrin from consumers — including concerns about the quality and accessibility of medicine, essential life-saving therapies and human research subject protections.

Legatus members treasure the reality of what God has wrought in each human person, each human life. Human life is sacred. We know this. We believe it. But let’s consider not simply the “fact” of life, but rather seek to understand more fully the importance of every “person” because that’s what each of us is — a person who, given the opportunity, desires to live fully the time allotted to him or her here on earth.

We usually think of anniversaries as a time for celebration, but they can also remind us of things otherwise forgotten. Last year’s 20th anniversary of the apostolic constitution on Catholic universities, Ex corde Ecclesiae, was both.

Writing in the early 20th century, German sociologist Max Weber promulgated the idea that a so-called “Protestant work ethic” led to the development of a free-market, capitalistic economic subsystem, engendering the subsequent rise in the standard of living in Europe and North America.

In a dark age, monks preserved classical art and education. Their monasteries became centers of faith and learning, developing into the first universities.