“I think it’s the defining question for a Christian: who was Christ?” Bono is the lead singer of U2, one of the most successful rock ‘n roll bands ever, and he was responding to a question about his Christian faith in a 2013 interview with Irish news channel RTE....
Tom Brady is the quarterback for the Super Bowl Champions New England Patriots and was named MVP of the big game. But did you know he comes from a Catholic family and met Pope St. John Paul II? Brady is the youngest of four children and was raised Catholic. He...
Anyone looking for answers to life’s questions should take the advice Pope Pius XI gave to seekers almost a century ago: “Go to Thomas!” (Studiorum Ducem par 28). St. Thomas Aquinas (1224-1274) was an outstanding Dominican theologian and philosopher. He is best known for his Summa Theologiae, a...
How did we not already know this?? Fr. Mike Schmitz, beloved speaker and Catholic personality, was almost cast to play Robin in the 1995 film Batman Forever. Yes, really. This amazing fact about Fr. Schmitz was revealed by Sarah Swafford in her introduction for him before his keynote address at...
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There’s a patron saint for practically everything in the Catholic Church, whether it’s gravediggers, stress relief, or protection against pirate attacks. But did you know there’s a patron saint for television – and she’s from the 13th century? By the end of the 1950s, it was clear...
