The family that prays together

The family that prays together

by Patrick Novecosky Almost six years ago Legatus magazine ran an article in the Defending the Faith section on why Fridays (like Sundays) are different than every other day. That article changed me. It changed my family. The article prompted me to go deeper on...
Whether you like it or not, we’re at war

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

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…

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

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...