Whether you like it or not, we’re at war

Whether you like it or not, we’re at war

May 1, 2015 | culture, faith

by Patrick Novecosky MAY 1, 2015  — In case you haven’t noticed, we’re at war. We’re at war with radical Islam and we’re in the midst of a fierce culture war — a war of ideas over the best way to live. What this all means, when you get right down to it, is that we are...

Awaiting the bull… the Papal Bull, that is…

Apr 2, 2015 | faith

APRIL 2, 2015 — Patrick Novecosky, editor of this blog and Editor-in-Chief of Legatus magazine, was a guest on Iowa Catholic Radio in Des Moines, Iowa, this morning. He appeared on the Iowa Catholic Radio TODAY with host Jon Leonetti, Mark Amadeo, and Jeanne...

The Year of Mercy

Mar 14, 2015 | faith

MARCH 14, 2015 — Pope Francis has proclaimed the first holy year of his pontificate, and it’s a good one! When Pope St. John Paul II canonized St. Faustina Kowalska, he simultaneously instituted Divine Mercy Sunday as a permanent part of the Church...
CBS’ Blue Bloods: Dissenting in prime time

CBS’ Blue Bloods: Dissenting in prime time

Oct 13, 2014 | culture, faith

By Judy Roberts OCT. 13, 2014 — For a season and a half, my husband and I were fans of the CBS television series Blue Bloods, starring Tom Selleck as Frank Reagan, head of a New York City law enforcement family. We liked, for the most part, the way the show...

Desperate times for Iraqi Christians

Aug 21, 2014 | culture, faith, politics

AUG. 21, 2014 — We live in difficult times. Others live in desperate times. Despite the 24-hour news cycle, most Americans are seemingly unaware that terrorists are wiping out Christians in Iraq — Christians with roots going back to St. Thomas the Apostle. Under...