ISSUES & ADVOCACY
SUBSCRIBER EXCLUSIVE: Churches must promote good health habits, humor, author says
Good health care is not defined solely by the medical assistance we receive during times of illness or after an accident, Cal Samra insists in "The Physically Fit Messiah."
SUBSCRIBER EXCLUSIVE: Churches among those swept up in Pokemon Go craze
ST. LOUIS -- Since its release in the United States July 6, Pokemon Go has quickly become a cultural phenomenon.
SUBSCRIBER EXCLUSIVE: Brooklyn recycling center creates community while serving those in need
BROOKLYN, N.Y. -- Her gloved hands deep in buckets of fruit pieces, vegetable peels and other food dreck, Sister Ana Martinez de Luco flashes a smile as she mixes what will become Sure We Can's own brand of compost.
SUBSCRIBER EXCLUSIVE: Olympic pressure? Wrestler relies on faith to help him cope
WASHINGTON -- Kyle Snyder's knack for making history began during his junior year of high school, when he helped win the first-ever state championship for the wrestling team of Our Lady of Good Counsel in Olney, Maryland.
SUBSCRIBER EXCLUSIVE: Superhero cape project brings joy to young patients
BATON ROUGE, La. -- At almost 4 years old, Caroline Hoffman is battling something no child should ever have to worry about: cancer.
SUBSCRIBER EXCLUSIVE: Author's third book on Mother Angelica a fitting tribute to late nun
Unless you lived under a cabbage leaf for the past 30 years or so, you already know that the Mother Angelica (1923-2016) of this book's title was the founder of the Eternal Word Television Network.
SUBSCRIBER EXCLUSIVE: Hiroshima survivor shares memories of atomic blast with peace activists
WASHINGTON -- Maimed and fleeing people, charred paper falling from a strangely colored sky, and a father who didn't return were some of the very early but vivid memories Hiroshima survivor Toshiyuki Mimaki recalled Aug. 6.
SUBSCRIBER EXCLUSIVE: Mercy Farm offers visitors peace and quiet, lessons in caring for earth
BENSON, Vt. -- At Mercy Farm in Benson, Mercy sisters are creating a place where people can experience peace and quiet and a sense of contemplation, reverence and care for the earth.
SUBSCRIBER EXCLUSIVE: Faith, Hope and Charity graze, keep grounds of church cemetery tidy
NEW YORK -- They're baaaaaaaaaa-ck! For the third straight year, a historic New York City church has imported three sheep from an upstate New York farm to serve as organic lawn mowers in its two-century-old cemetery.
SUBSCRIBER EXCLUSIVE: Stroll, journey offer different paths to confronting stress
Sure, you've heard dozens of talks and homilies about the Eight Beatitudes, but have you ever taken "a friendly stroll" through them? Sister Mary Lea Hill, a Daughter of St. Paul, invites readers to do that in "Blessed are the Stressed: Secrets to a Happy Heart From a Crabby Mystic."
SUBSCRIBER EXCLUSIVE: Nike 'Unlimited Youth' TV spot features religious who is triathlete at 86
SPOKANE, Wash. -- With every Olympics, summer or winter, the 24/7 coverage usually includes stories about the oldest athlete in history to compete in this sport or that sport -- and "oldest" usually means 31, 35 or perhaps early 40s.
SUBSCRIBER EXCLUSIVE: Catholic mission set up to bring God to hipsters
WASHINGTON -- The gray robes worn by the Conventual Franciscan friars may not be fashionable in the Williamsburg/Greenpoint neighborhood of Brooklyn, New York, but the religious men appear to be fitting in just fine in the heart of "hipster" country.
SUBSCRIBER EXCLUSIVE: Author's second novel whets readers' appetite for more from him
In Bulgaria's secretive Strandja Mountains on the Turkish and Greek border, a young American immigrant narrates his search for his grandfather who suddenly fled the United States, cutting off all contact, three years before.
SUBSCRIBER EXCLUSIVE: Parish's Buddy Break offers respite for families with special needs
OLD HICKORY, Tenn. -- As St. Stephen Church parishioner Holly Weatherford waited to drop her two children off at Buddy Break, she was "nervous, anxious, but excited too."
SUBSCRIBER EXCLUSIVE: Authors offer tips for improving relations, strengthening faith in kids
"Keep Your Kids Catholic" is a timely book written by husband and father Marc Cardaronella, who draws from his experience of leaving behind the Catholic Church after eighth grade and on into adulthood, to assist parents with strategies that may foster the lived experience of faith in their children.
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