‘Ascending Lights’ marks 30 years as LA’s mentorship matchmakers

As a teacher at St. Dominic Savio School in Bellflower, Jessica Jaramillo believes her duty isn’t just to teach, but also to enlighten her students about what is possible for them in the future. That is why, she said, she never misses an opportunity to remind them of the importance of a college education. Yes, […]

Easter Vigil homily delivered at St. Peter’s Basilica…

The women thought they would find a body to anoint; instead they found an empty tomb. They went to mourn the dead; instead they heard a proclamation of life. For this reason, the Gospel tells us, the women “were seized with trembling and amazement.” Full of fear, trembling, and full of amazement. A fear mingled […]

Icarus and Waterford Crystal…

From a young age, I was captivated by the story of Icarus. As an adult, on this Good Friday, I am revisiting the timeless lesson. In case you don’t recall the Greek myth, Icarus’ dad, Daedalus, was an amazing craftsman/inventor and he had ingeniously fashioned wings fastened together by wax…

Restoring Brazil’s iconic Christ the Redeemer statue…

Architect Cristina Ventura, who is in charge of the Christ the Redeemer statue restoration, checks the statue’s arm as work is underway ahead of its 90th anniversary in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, March 24, 2021. REUTERS/Pilar Olivares

Everything hinges on the door of that Tomb…

If the Resurrection never happened, then the whole of Christianity is a fraud. On the other hand, if the Resurrection of Jesus did actually happen, that event must be viewed as the most important event in human history. There’s really no “middle ground” here, and serious people on both sides should be able to agree […]

We will be in touch…

It was a little after seven in the morning when I learned that my grandfather had died. He was 98 years old. I was in the kitchen, fussing over a coffee pot and a fussy two-month-old son after a bad night’s sleep on the couch with a head cold. I glanced at my email as […]

AZ GOP Hopes to Rise from Death

Arizona State Senator Karen Fann: “I don’t think everybody fully understands the complexity of what it takes to do something like this.” An Arizona insider is telling Church Militant the state’s enlisting four auditing companies to thoroughly canvass the 2020 election in its largest county. John Yep: “The good news: The four auditing companies have been […]