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Not only is Bobby Jindal the 55th and current governor of Louisiana, but he’s also the vice chairman of the Republican Governors Association. Born in Baton Rouge to immigrants from India, Jindal is a convert from Hinduism — first to evangelical Christianity and then Catholicism. He was first elected to the U.S. House in 2004, then governor in 2007 and again in 2011. He recently spoke with editorial assistant Tim Drake.

If you attend Legatus’ 2015 Summit (click here for related link), you’ll certainly hear about this book from FOX News Channel’s Bret Baier. Subtitled A Journey of Faith, Hope, Courage and Love, it tells the story of Baier’s son Paul and the boy’s ongoing battle with heart disease.

What do Buffalo Bill, JFK, Vince Lombardi and Andy Warhol have in common? They’re all Catholics who have shaped America. In this page-a-day history, 365 inspiring stories celebrate the contributions of men and women shaped by their faith.

In his apostolic exhortation Evangelii Gaudium, Pope Francis invites “all Christians, everywhere, at this very moment, to a renewed personal encounter with Jesus Christ.” Drawing on that wisdom, Sri writes that Christ’s call to each of us is as powerful as the moment Caravaggio captured in “The Call of St. Matthew.” Jesus points, he invites — and Matthew must decide.

Originally ordained as a religious order priest with the Italian Oblates of the Virgin Mary, Fr. Mark Bauer now serves as pastor of Holy Family Catholic Church in Caledonia, Mich., in the Diocese of Grand Rapids. He enjoys reading history and deer hunting. When he’s not hunting for venison, the 56-year-old priest is hunting for souls — especially in his role as chaplain for Legatus’ Grand Rapids Chapter. He said he enjoys serving as the chapter’s spiritual guide and would like to see the reinstituted chapter grow. He spoke with Legatus magazine’s editorial assistant Tim Drake.

The Church’s teaching about life after death is summarized in the Four Last Things — death, judgment, heaven, and hell. However, even humanity outside the Church instinctively knows something about these four things.

Marissa, an elite athlete and successful college student, struggled with overwhelming fatigue and confusing symptoms for months. She looked healthy on the outside, but she was struggling to get through her days. Try as she may, Marissa was unable to find answers, which led to frustration.

A fellow California pastor made national news a few years ago when he spoke out strongly to parishioners from the pulpit about voting for politicians who support abortion.

The Catholic Church teaches that sexual acts belong in marriage, that every marital act should be open to new life, and therefore that contraception is objectively immoral. This teaching, needless to say, is held in contempt by our affluent western culture.

On his way to school near Parma, Italy, Guido Conforti would stop to visit a large crucifix in the Church of Peace. “I looked at Him, and He looked at me, and it seemed he was telling me many things,” Conforti said of the encounter, which led to his vocation. Inspired by a biography of St. Francis Xavier, Conforti longed to become a missionary. In 1895, the 30-yearold priest founded the Xavierian Missionaries in Parma with 14 men.

It’s an old joke. A pope is asked how many people work at the Vatican. He replies: “About half!” But the Roman Curia, the central governing body of the Church, is no joke.

My friend Tommy recently spent a week with my family and me in Colorado. I met him 10 years ago in Virginia right after he got out of prison, on the wagon and off of drugs.

I’ve been thinking about what it was like before I came to know Christ in a personal way, or rather what I was like before my “reversion.” Not much bothered me back then. The very good didn’t move me and the very bad didn’t faze me.

Earlier this year Tom Monaghan, our founder and chairman, spoke to the board of governors on Legatus’ growth and mission over the past 27 years. He shared his vision for Legatus well into the future — perhaps even past his service to the Church.