Military spouse ‘virtual date night’ video series launched on Veterans Day

Nancy and Kelly McKeague of Alexandria, Va., say their Catholic faith provided an “anchor” to their marriage during Kelly’s service in the U.S. Air Force. / Courtesy of Nancy and Kelly McKeague Boston, Mass., Nov 11, 2021 / 13:00 pm (CNA). To coincide with Veterans Day, a marriage ministry has launched a free “virtual date […]

OnePeterFive Composer Publishes Five New Mass Settings

Biretta Books has recently published 5 Alternatim Masses composed by OnePeterFive contributor Massimo Scapin: Missa “Orbis factor,” Missa Adventus et Quadragesimae, Missa “Lux et origo,” Missa “Iesu redemptor,” Missa primitiva. Mr. Scapin is the director of liturgical music at St. John Cantius in Chicago, Illinois. Contemporary choral literature for the use of basic musical associations […]

The Not-So-Secret Power Broker

Your browser does not support the video tag. CLICK TO WATCH THE VIDEO TRANSCRIPT In the universe of global power brokers, there is none bigger than BlackRock. Maybe the only good thing you can say about BlackRock is it is based in the United States. Church Militant’s Kristine Christlieb draws back the curtain on the […]

Archbishop blesses first copies of new edition of prayer book for military

WASHINGTON (CNS) — Archbishop Timothy P. Broglio of the U.S. Archdiocese for the Military Services Nov. 9 blessed the first of 100,000 copies of the new sixth edition of the “Armed with the Faith” Catholic prayer book for members of the military. Knights of Columbus volunteers, including some currently serving in the military, delivered the […]

Franciscan says her vocation put her on path to ‘peace, joy, happiness’

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (CNS) — Right after high school, Sister Marlene Weidenborner entered the religious community of the Franciscan Sisters of Allegany, New York, although she had no intention of staying. “I entered so that I could get rid of the idea of being called to be a nun,” said Sister Marlene. At the time, […]