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At 72, Monsignor Frank Bognanno continues going onward and upward in life. Former chancellor of the Des Moines diocese, past chairman of the National Association for Catechumenal Ministry and current pastor of Christ the King Parish in Des Moines, he has a rare distinction among clerics, having completed several triathlons. His latest upward challenge has been with the return of a “thankfully minimal form of prostate cancer,” and he expects to be OK. It didn’t hinder him from recently climbing Mount Kilimanjaro to promote cancer research, awareness and prevention.

Starring Andy Garcia, Peter O’Toole, Eduardo Verástegui 140 min, Rated R In For Greater Glory, director Dean Wright skillfully tells the story of the Cristeros — the Mexican freedom fighters who rallied to shouts of “Viva Cristo Rey!” or “Long live Christ the King!”

Subtitled A Catholic Approach to Holiness at Home, Fenelon tackles the anti-family popular culture head-on. She helps readers build a spiritual stronghold to withstand the onslaught. She offers simple, practical ways to foster a holy atmosphere in your home from which everything else can flow.

A busy mother of nine, Kiser juggles teaching at her children’s school, volunteering at her parish, running a household, and many other duties. She shares her wisdom and experience in this well-organized book on home management.

At one time or another, every parent has wondered: Where did this child come from? Why isn’t he just like me? In this, their third book on temperaments, the Bennetts help unlock children’s behaviors, moods and motivational forces.

Unleavened bread is one of the main features of the Passover. It commemorates the Israelites’ hasty exit from Egypt: “The dough they had brought out of Egypt they baked into unleavened loaves. It was not leavened, because they had been driven out of Egypt and could not wait. They did not even prepare food for the journey” (Ex 12:39).

Traveling can be glamorous, but jet lag can get in the way of enjoying your vacation or business trip — if you let it. Symptoms of jet lag are not fun and may include drowsiness, irritability, difficulty concentrating, swelling, headaches, GI upset, and even fatigue and insomnia.

Environmentalism has done so much good — conservation, our national parks, cleaning up the air and rivers, remediating toxic waste dumps, and the list goes on. But something has gone terribly awry.

My family and I have been living in Rome for the past several months. While here, I’ve met with a number of business leaders, academics, and other professionals to hear their concerns about the economic conditions in Italy and the rest of Europe. Without exception, the biggest issue they all raise is the excessive amount of state intervention in the economy.

Despite the federal government’s growing assault on religious liberty and the political clout of Planned Parenthood, Legatus members who attended this year’s pro-life conference are confident that the right side is winning.

Michael Leoni has always prayed about his business, but he didn’t put Jesus in charge of it until he had a Sacred Heart enthronement ceremony at his office last year.

One beautiful dress after another strolled across the silver screen — and the women wearing them were elegant, self-assured and regal. Oh, how I love old black and white movies! As “The End” scrolled up the screen, my daughter sighed and asked, “Why don’t women dress like that anymore?”

Last summer, Anders Breivik shocked the world when he killed 77 people in Norway. Abandoned by his father when he was one year old, the self-confessed terrorist and mass murderer has something in common with some of the most famous killers in human history: Adolf Hitler, Saddam Hussein, Billy the Kid, and Charles Manson, to name a few. They all grew up in fatherless homes.

My third son is due in late September, and I can hardly wait to meet him face to face. Lately he’s been exercising his quads and trying to perfect his roundhouse kick … much to my wife’s chagrin.

As Legates bask in the glow of the organization’s quarter century of service to the Catholic Church, we find ourselves engaged in a struggle for the very soul of the Church in America. The technological and cultural advances we enjoy in the 21st century have been met with a corresponding slide in morality, ethics and objective truth in the marketplace, the academy and, on occasion, even within our families.

Despite the federal government’s growing assault on religious liberty and the political clout of Planned Parenthood, Legatus members who attended this year’s pro-life conference are confident that the right side is winning.

Michael Leoni has always prayed about his business, but he didn’t put Jesus in charge of it until he had a Sacred Heart enthronement ceremony at his office last year.

Last summer, Anders Breivik shocked the world when he killed 77 people in Norway. Abandoned by his father when he was one year old, the self-confessed terrorist and mass murderer has something in common with some of the most famous killers in human history: Adolf Hitler, Saddam Hussein, Billy the Kid, and Charles Manson, to name a few. They all grew up in fatherless homes.