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When news emerged that Lou Holtz has entered hospice care at the age of 89, it landed quietly but heavily. For many, the update prompted memories of packed stadiums and championship seasons. For others, it stirred something more personal: a pause to consider how a life shaped by discipline, faith, and family comes to rest Read More…

What Lou Holtz’s final season reminds us about family and faith

When Austin Appelbee finally reached shore after four hours in the open sea, he did not think of himself as a hero. “I didn’t think I was a hero — I just did what I did,” he later told the BBC. But what he did, and how he endured it, has offered many a rare Read More…

How faith kept a boy swimming to save his family’s lives

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From Feb. 4–8, the Catholic Church will mobilize with a series of activities in Rome in support of human dignity and peace. With the theme “Peace Begins with Dignity: A Global Call to End Human [...]

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When some of my ethics clients describe their frustration in dealing with infertility, they often borrow a phrase from childhood: “I feel like I’m about to cry uncle.” The right way to translate that admission? [...]

Some observers suggest that when Pope Leo closed the Holy Door of St. Peter’s Basilica, he definitively ended Francis’ pontificate and symbolically opened his own… One image supports this analysis: When he appeared before the two bronze doors on January 6, he was holding a new pastoral staff. This accessory is highly symbolic. The Office Read More…

From history to personal taste: What the Pope is carrying

On the evening of the feast of the Presentation, Pope Leo XIV celebrated a Mass that also marked the 30th World Day of Consecrated Life. The Holy Father reflected on both the image of Simeon and Anna, and the testimony given by the many consecrated persons in their various charisms today. Here is a full Read More…

2 Movements of love: Pope’s homily for Presentation

People who work at sea live their faith in a peculiar way. The time ships spend in ports is becoming shorter and shorter, and docks are increasingly further away from cities. The spiritual accompaniment of seafarers requires collaboration and synergy, as well as hope and faith in the face of change. Deacon Ricardo Rodríguez-Martos is Read More…

Shepherds of sailors: Challenges of Christian life at sea