Kresta in the Afternoon: The Church Up Close

Kresta in the Afternoon: The Church Up Close

Sep 15, 2010 | culture, faith

ROME  (September 15, 2010) — I had the honor of being the final guest on Kresta in the Afternoon yesterday. The daily program is produced by Ave Maria Radio and heard around the world on EWTN Radio and Sirius/XM Satellite Radio. Host Al Kresta asked me about the...

The Church up close

Sep 14, 2010 | faith

SEPTEMBER 14, 2010 — I’ve been a Catholic journalist for more than 18 years. I’ve worked for an archdiocese, a weekly Catholic newspaper, a Catholic university, a religious order, and a few Catholic magazines—not to mention freelancing for a...

Livin’ la vida Roma

Sep 9, 2010 | culture, faith

SEPTEMBER 9, 2010 — Blogging from Rome isn’t easy. It’s like asking a child who rarely goes out to play to come in from the playground. To make that analogy complete … there’s no school bell. Rome is a Catholic playground in the sense...

The journey begins

Sep 4, 2010 | faith

SEPTEMBER 4, 2010 — After a somewhat restless sleep, I rolled out of bed this morning at 6:30 am to take care of last minute emails and packing for my first trip to Rome since my honeymoon in 2002. The world has seen a lot of change since then, as has the...

Fighting the good fight

Sep 2, 2010 | culture, faith

SEPTEMBER 2, 2010 — The world is certainly a different place than when I attended college in the late 1980s. I studied at two secular schools and proudly lived my faith, joining Catholic clubs and attending Mass as often as possible on campus. I can vividly...