For life and peace

by Patrick Novecosky The world has been on edge for more than a month over the civil war in Syria, and whether or not the U.S. should intervene militarily after the alleged use of chemical weapons by the Assad regime on Aug. 21. Pope Francis called for a day of...

Mystery priest … solved!

AUGUST 16, 2013 — 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, Mark Amadeo, and Jon...

Mainstream movie-making with a message

In early June, blog editor Patrick Novecosky traveled to Birmingham, Ala., and visited the set of MOMS’ NIGHT OUT, an upcoming film starring Patricia Heaton, Trace Adkins, Sean Astin and Sarah Drew. Novecosky says, “It was a thrill to hang out with the...

Legatus: Forming CEOs for the New Evangelization

JULY 12, 2013 — Patrick Novecosky, editor of this blog and editor-in-chief of Legatus magazine, was a guest on the Casting Nets radio program today. The hour-long interview with hosts Tony Brandt and Chris Stewart touched on the work of Legatus, the membership...

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

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

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...