Barb Conner was in a "dark place" in 2008 when she boarded the plane in Boston and alighted in Iowa. Drinking, complicated by "unresolved issues," had taken her life in a downward spiral. She had tried AA but found its approach "very negative," regarding alcoholism as a disease and addiction as a permanent condition.
One of the greatest apologists for the Catholic faith, St. Augustine of Hippo comes to the big screen in this impressive dramatic film. Interestingly, Restless Heart is the first feature-length movie on the life of this North African Doctor of the Church.
Aquilina’s latest, subtitled How Catholicism Shapes Our World, focuses on the key role the Catholic Church has played in culture, history and society, detailing the many reasons we can be proud to be Catholic.
If you’ve ever struggled with making a Holy Hour, Flynn’s new book, subtitled A Guide to Eucharistic Adoration, is a great resource to help you develop a deeper, more intimate relationship with our Eucharistic Lord.
Pope Benedict XVI is inviting Catholics around the world to grow deeper in their understanding of the faith and to fall more deeply in love with our Lord Jesus Christ. To accomplish this, he has invited the Universal Church to a Year of Faith.
Installed as chaplain in late 2011, Fr. Jeremiah Lynch, SJ, succeeded longtime chaplain Fr. Anthony Brankin, whose new pastoral duties were too heavy for him to retain his chaplaincy. The eldest of eight, Fr. Lynch is a native Chicagoan and worldwide traveler whose Jesuit preparation included two years teaching high school in Peru.
I love it when small films make a big impact. This low-budget drama tells the story of a fight to restore the celebration of Christmas, which has been banned in a small mountain town.
Legatus’ New Orleans chaplain has penned a book that tracks the life of Jesus and the Holy Family from their life in Nazareth to the visit to Jerusalem when Jesus was 12 years old. The book is based upon the life of Christ, according to scripture, in this period of his life.
Euthanasia — from the Greek eu thanatos meaning good death — is the intentional and deliberate ending of a human life either by withholding necessary, viable and ordinary treatment (passive euthanasia) or by introducing a substance or procedure that directly causes death (active euthanasia).
Have you wondered what the Legatus Healthnetwork Foundation is all about?
Over the years, Healthnetwork has connected dozens of Legatus members and their families to the top hospitals where they are afforded an elevated level of care and attention.
The Riverbend Bed & Breakfast in Canada denied a double bed to homosexual couples and offered them separate rooms, citing their objection to abetting immoral sexual practices. It was sued for discrimination. Courts could not grasp the distinction between sexual orientation and practice. The business was fined and had to close.
Born Angelo Giuseppe Roncalli near Bergamo, Italy, the future pope was ordained a priest in 1904 and became a scholar in Church history. In 1925, Pope Pius XI named him nuncio to Bulgaria, and he proved a brilliant diplomat. He went on to serve as nuncio to Turkey, Greece and France.
I’ve waited for this day for nearly nine months. The anticipation has been growing for some time in the Novecosky household because my son is due to be born any day now, and I can hardly wait. His three siblings can hardly wait. My wife, well, she has been ready for a long time.
I have told this story many times, but let me reminisce for those who have not heard it. I opened my first pizza store in Ypsilanti, Mich., in December of 1960. The second store opened in December of 1961 in Mount Pleasant, near Central Michigan University.
Recently my friend and mentor passed away. He spent 62 of his 88 years in life as an entrepreneur. He taught me many things over two decades. Some lessons were complex, yet others simple.
Ballot Question 2 presents Bay State voters with a life or death decision in November . . . Dr. Kenneth Stevens has been fighting doctor-assisted suicide for more than 30 years. The Oregon oncologist regularly has patients request it. He has steadfastly refused.
Legatus members nationwide step up to protect religious freedom by fighting HHS mandate . . . Legatus members are at the forefront of a legal battle being waged against the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services mandate requiring employers to cover abortion-inducing drugs, contraceptives and sterilization in their insurance plans.