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Legatus magazine is proud to partner with Roma Downey and Mark Burnett, the husband-and-wife team that brought you THE BIBLE miniseries last year, to offer TEN pair of FREE tickets to the opening weekend of their blockbuster SON OF GOD!

Legatus magazine is proud to partner with Roma Downey and Mark Burnett, the husband-and-wife team that brought you THE BIBLE miniseries last year, to offer TEN pair of FREE tickets to the opening weekend of their blockbuster SON OF GOD!

In addition to my work as a television host, radio panelist, columnist and author, I am a Catholic apologist — which doesn’t mean I say sorry for Catholicism. Rather, I explain and justify the Church I embraced nearly 30 years ago in my hometown of London, England.

The recent decision by the Obama administration to close the existing U.S. Vatican embassy and move it to the back of the property now occupied by the U.S. embassy to Italy has generated a lot of concern among informed Catholics.

Subtitled A Criminal Investigation into the Mysterious Disappearance of the Body of the Crucified Criminal Jesus of Nazareth, the latest book from Philadelphia Legate Dr. Rocco Martino is a work of real-life exchanges between familiar 1st century figures of Christianity and Judaism.

Father Daniel Firmin, 35, carries a big load: diocesan chancellor and vicar general — and chaplain to three Catholic groups, including Legatus. However, the burden is light: “I keep St. Teresa of Avila’s advice close to my heart: ‘Let nothing disturb you, knowing God is in control.’” He credits his parents for encouraging his vocation. Before marrying and pursuing a call to serve the poor, both had discerned a religious vocation. Their willingness to let God lead gave the second of their seven children the courage to answer his own call.

Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) is the most commonly diagnosed gastrointestinal condition. It’s the second leading cause of absence from work (behind the common cold) and affects one in five Americans.

Arriving at the Fellowship of Catholic Scholars annual conference in Philadelphia last September, I was delighted to find out that Archbishop Charles Chaput would be the main celebrant and homilist at Mass the following day.

“In order to go to heaven, we have to go to war,” José Luis Sánchez del Río told his parents as he joined the Cristeros, members of the Mexican church militant who fought to overthrow their country’s atheistic, Masonic government — a regime that converted churches into chicken coops and murdered priests.

Those of you who, like me, grew up before the tech boom of the 1980s probably remember a more sedate, laid-back lifestyle. Life moved much slower in the 1950s, ’60s — and even the ’70s.

If you were around in the late 1950s and early 1960s, you’ll remember the rush of Hollywood Bible films — from Ben Hur (1959) to The Greatest Story Ever Told (1965), from The Ten Commandments (1956) to The Robe (1953).

How do you deal with anger and its emotional buddies? In his new book, subtitled Practical Solutions for Conquering Anger, Guarendi cuts through the psychobabble to present a realistic picture of anger and other emotional issues, and then offers practical solutions for overcoming them.

Into All Truth presents the basic beliefs of the Catholic Church, beginning with the resurrection. That extraordinary event prompted Jesus’ followers to reflect on his identity and mission, which in turn led them to see the one God as an eternal communion of Father, Son and Holy Spirit. The Good News of the Catholic Church is that God invites all people into this communion.

Though most popular imagery presupposes purgatory as a “place,” it is better to think about it in terms of “process.”

Like the term “social justice,” the phrase “preferential option for the poor” is part of the Catholic lexicon. Some use the phrase to insist on interventionist economic policies. Catholic social teaching, however, leads to more nuanced conclusions — economically and theologically.