Iowa Catholic Radio: John Paul the Great 15 years later

DES MOINES, Iowa. (April 2, 2020) — Patrick Novecosky, editor of this blog, was a guest on Iowa Catholic Radio’s Jon Leonetti in the Morning program this morning — on the 15th anniversary of Pope John Paul the Great’s death. During the 11-minute...

Pope John Paul II taught us to have hope in troubled times

(April 2, 2020) —  Fifteen years ago Thursday, the world bid farewell to a tenacious world leader whose life and words have much to offer us today. Even though Pope Saint John Paul II didn’t live through a global pandemic, he was renowned for his fighting spirit...

Trending With Timmerie: John Paul the Great

GARDEN GROVE, California. (April 1, 2020) — Patrick Novecosky, editor of this blog, was a guest on Relevant Radio’s Trending with Timmerie today. During the 48-minute segment, host Timmerie Millington asked Novecosky about his new book, 100 Ways John Paul II...

Don’t Blame the Gun, Your Eminence

by Patrick Novecosky (August 7, 2019) — Nobody blamed the truck when 29-year-old Uzbek national Sayfullo Saipov rented a pickup from Home Depot 18 months ago and deliberately mowed down a dozen pedestrians and bicyclists in New York City, killing eight. There was no...
How the Oscars got grouchy: In your face politics

How the Oscars got grouchy: In your face politics

by Patrick Novecosky (February 26, 2019) — When Jack Palance stood up to collect his Oscar for Best Supporting Actor in 1992, I distinctly remember thinking, “I bet the old guy has a heart attack by the time he hits the third step.” Palance did, indeed, drop to the...