Iowa Catholic Radio: Pope Francis creates 19 new cardinals

Feb 24, 2014 | faith

FEBRUARY 24, 2014 — 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 Morning Show with Jeanne Wells. She asked Novecosky about...

Make a Catholic Advent

Dec 1, 2013 | faith

You probably share my frustration. A week or so after Labor Day, you’re walking through The Home Depot or Walmart and you hear “Jingle Bells,” and as you round the corner: Christmas trees and tinsel. I get it. Christmas is the most wonderful time of the year. Wouldn’t...

The Christmas Candle

Nov 29, 2013 | culture, faith

While there are many Christmas movies to choose from during the holidays, there are a rare few that actually have something to do with the true meaning of Christmas — the incarnation of the Word Made Flesh, Jesus Christ. Based on a Max Lucado book by the same name,...

Bob Newhart: A stand-up guy

Nov 22, 2013 | culture, faith

NOVEMBER 22, 2013 — Bob Newhart didn’t need another award. The 84-year-old actor and comedian has enough trophies to fill a warehouse. But when he was nominated for a Primetime Emmy earlier this year, nobody thought he would win — including Newhart himself. “It...

Overcoming the darkness

Nov 1, 2013 | faith, politics

NOVEMBER 1, 2013 — For most people, it wouldn’t be unreasonable to allow Catholic priests contracted by the government to voluntarily minister to our troops, including Sunday Mass during a partial government shutdown. But that wasn’t the case last month. One...