Saints Pontian and Hippolytus

St. Pontian was a Roman Christian who served as Bishop of Rome (Pope) from 230-235; when banished to Sardinia by the Roman Emperor, he resigned so that a successor could be elected to take his place. St. Hippolytus was a presbyter, or priest, in Rome; his name literally means “a horse turned loose,” and this […]

St. Damien of Moloka’i

“The Eucharist is the bread that gives strength…It is at once the most eloquent proof of his love and the most powerful means of fostering His love in us.  He gives Himself every day so that our hearts as burning coals may set afire the hearts of the faithful.”  —-St. Damien of Molokai Maria Lanakila… […]

WYD Pilgrims Takeaways, and Barbie Makes You Think (Aug. 12)

rblfmr Advertising for the Warner Bros. Pictures Barbie film appears in Times Square in New York. World Youth Day surpassed expectations last week with 1.5 million pilgrims joining Pope Francis for the closing Mass Aug. 6 in Lisbon. Blogger and WYD pilgrim Kevin McCartney and Father Sean Conroy join us now to talk about their […]

The search for the elusive “Lazarus bird,” the ivory-billed woodpecker, has obsessed believers and exasperated doubters for a century…

Any day now, the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS) will decide whether to declare the ivorybill extinct, which would strip it of all protections and put an official death stamp on a species that has sparked a heated, century-long debate; captured imaginations; marred reputations; influenced the creation of Congaree National Park; and sparked infighting […]