ISSUES & ADVOCACY

SUBSCRIBER EXCLUSIVE: 'The Greatest' got his start working at a Louisville Catholic college

LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- It may seem improbable that the late boxing legend Muhammad Ali, a devout Muslim, would be closely connected with a Catholic religious order.  

SUBSCRIBER EXCLUSIVE: Granite and clay: Creativity, patience shape sculptor for priesthood

ROME -- In the small dormitory room that smelled of moist modelling clay, dozens of statues of a laughing Jesus lined wooden shelves against a wall.

SUBSCRIBER EXCLUSIVE: Books about family, food, fireflies will keep kids reading this summer

WASHINGTON -- The following books are suitable for summer reading:

SUBSCRIBER EXCLUSIVE: Vocational support: Cardinal uses music as part of his ministry

VATICAN CITY -- Cardinal Lorenzo Baldisseri's priesthood always has had a musical soundtrack. In fact, he bought a piano while living in Haiti and shipped it to his new posts first in Paraguay, then India, Brazil and on to his Vatican apartment.

SUBSCRIBER EXCLUSIVE: Artists' work in Washington exhibit focuses on immigrant experience

WASHINGTON  -- Artwork on display in a new exhibit at a Washington museum captures the immigrant experience.

SUBSCRIBER EXCLUSIVE: Informative overview of religious freedom debate is easy to read

The author of this readable and informative volume studied law and theology at the University of Notre Dame and is the founder of the Becket Fund for Religious Liberty, so is well qualified to take on what was a central set of questions for the founders of the American republic, …

SUBSCRIBER EXCLUSIVE: Military families depend on chaplains for more than spiritual guidance

GREAT FALLS, Mont. -- As U.S. Air Force Maj. Justin Secrest organizes moving boxes in the family garage, his wife, Jennifer, surveys the kitchen to see what she can do without before the movers come in a few weeks to take their belongings to their new home near Kansas City, …

SUBSCRIBER EXCLUSIVE: Books offer insights on conflict, leadership for church ministers

In "Redeeming Conflict," Ann M. Garrido, an associate professor of homiletics at Aquinas Institute of Theology in St. Louis, has written an easy-to-read, informative book about how to lead in situations when there is conflict. In the book's 12 chapters, Garrido suggests key concepts that leaders should keep in mind …

SUBSCRIBER EXCLUSIVE: Military archdiocese gets creative in recruiting Catholic chaplains

COLUMBIA, S.C. (CNS) -- Father Mikolaj L. Scibior had a curious journey to the U.S. Army chaplain training school at Fort Jackson in Columbia.

SUBSCRIBER EXCLUSIVE: Legacy of legendary women's basketball coach felt far beyond Tennessee

NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Pat Summitt, the legendary architect of the powerhouse of the Lady Volunteer women's basketball program at the University of Tennessee, had an impact that was felt far beyond the Knoxville campus where she made her name.

SUBSCIBER EXCLUSIVE: Coach says power of prayer, Eucharist fuel her efforts on, off field

OKLAHOMA CITY -- The power of prayer and the holy Eucharist fuels Alyson Habetz to new heights in life as well as in her coaching job as the University of Alabama's softball associate head coach.

SUBSCRIBER EXCLUSIVE: Author sees much of himself in Trappist's views on creation spiritualitY

Matthew Fox is an ex-Catholic and ex-Dominican priest who is now an Episcopalian. In 1993, he was silenced for his theological views -- including his advocacy for women's ordination, same-sex unions and some of his writings on creation spirituality.

SUBSCRIBER EXCLUSIVE: Bill Cunningham, Times photographer, lived his faith, says priest

NEW YORK -- He was a fashion photographer who worked in Manhattan and regularly went to Paris runway shows, yet he used duct tape to repair his own inexpensive clothes.

SUBSCRIBER EXCLUSIVE: Library holds one of largest collections of Portuguese, Brazilian works

WASHINGTON -- The Catholic University of America in Washington hosts one of the largest collections of Portuguese and Brazilian art and printed works in the world in its Oliveira Lima Library.

SUBSCRIBER EXCLUSIVE: Authors approach topic of spirituality from differing perspectives

Spirituality. It's a focus of interest for many these days, and not just those who announce themselves as "spiritual but not religious."


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