Running the race … or how to run a marathon on a whim

Apr 17, 2013 | culture

by Patrick Novecosky ROME (April 17, 2013) — It’s been a month and my knees still hurt, but that’s the price you pay for making a spur-of-the-moment decision to run your first full marathon. But like the saying goes, “When in Rome…”...

Radio Maria Interview: The Bible Lady

Apr 1, 2013 | culture, faith

VANCOUVER, Canada (April 1, 2013) — I was a guest on Radio Maria’s The Bible Lady with Gail Buckley this morning. I had just arrived in Vancouver an hour before getting on the phone with her, so I was a little jet-lagged. We talked about faith, family and...

A bird’s eye view of history

Mar 13, 2013 | culture, faith

by Patrick Novecosky MARCH 13, 2013 (VATICAN CITY) — Having a bird’s eye view on history is not all it’s cracked up to be. When white smoke billowed forth from the Sistine Chapel’s chimney, I was atop the colonnade of St. Peter’s...

Fighting the Culture of Death

Oct 1, 2012 | culture, faith

OCTOBER 1, 2012 — Patrick Novecosky, editor of this blog, was a guest on KWKY Radio in Des Moines, Iowa, this morning. He was the first guest of the day on the Catholic Radio Iowa Morning Show with Jon Leonetti, Jeanne Wellsand Dowling Catholic Hall of Famer...