Many years ago, I heard a talk by Patrick Reilly, the founder and president of the Cardinal Newman Society. He told of an in-depth study his organization (along with The Catholic World Report) had completed that analyzed survey data from UCLA's Higher Education Research Institute.
Saint Andrew Stratelates - sometimes called "the Tribune" or "the General" - was a Roman military commander during the reign of Emperor Maximian (284-305) who was martyred for his faith in Christ.
Years ago I had the honor of interviewing Lt. Gen. Hal Moore, U.S. Army (ret.), best known as the lieutenant colonel who engaged the Viet Cong in the first major battle of the Vietnam War as la Drang in November 1965.
For Catholic Astronauts, receiving the eucharist while in orbit is an out-of-this-world experience. When American astronauts lift off into space, they don't necessarily leave their faith on the launching pad.
According to the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, as many as 20 percent of the veterans of the two U.S. military operations in Iraq, 12 percent of Gulf War veterans, and 15 percent of Vietnam veterans are adversely affected by post-traumatic stress disorder.
As a culture, indeed as a world, we are passing through a highly fractious period. The divisions in our society, so evident within culture, politics, and even the Church, are deeper and more rancorous than most of us, if not all of us, can ever recall.
"For truly, I say to you, many prophets and righteous people longed to see what you see, and did not see it, and to hear what you hear, and did not hear it."
Ethics consultations is a service that provides clarity, guidance, and support based on solid ethical principles in clinical situations where there are competing perspectives about what should or should not be done for a patient.
In the south, the phrase "dog days of summer" is just not as apropos as "hotter than the hinges of Hades!" It does not get much hotter than that, and we who live along the Gulf Coast have firsthand knowledge of the excessive heat and humidity that befall us, particularly in August and September.
Carrie Schuchts Daunt works with the John Paul II Healing Center as a prayer minister and presenter. She grew up in Tallahassee, FL, and earned a bachelor's degree in speech communications from Berry College in Rome, GA.
FATHER FERGAL Ó DÚILL, L.C., is chaplain of the Dallas Chapter of Legatus. He was born in Dublin, Ireland, and joined Legionaries of Christ in 1993. He is superior of the Legionary community in Irving, TX, and director of the Regnum Christi Movement's men's ministry in Dallas.