
Angels on the Battlefield: Civil War Sisters
150 years after Gettysburg, we remember 16 Catholic sisters who ministered to Civil War soldiers.
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150 years after Gettysburg, we remember 16 Catholic sisters who ministered to Civil War soldiers.

Duke University’s men’s basketball team is prepared for March Madness. For coach Mike Krzyzewski, life is about much more than sports.


Pope Francis mentioned four prominent Americans during his address to Congress on September 24, 2015.

For centuries we have reflected on the Seven Last Words of Christ during Lent, but few people have spent much time considering his earliest words in the Gospels at the same time.

The coming of the dawn is the rising up of an inner light.

Mired in grief over the loss of her husband, this college professor found a kindred spirit in another widow: St. Elizabeth Ann Seton.

I realize now what a stupid idea it was, but at the time it seemed appealing. It was my youngest daughter’s brainstorm: To mark the advent of 2000, she said, we should all go up to the highest hill in the city and see the first sunrise of the new millennium.


After 35 years of marriage, we look back and see clearly how the wisdom of others has shaped us. We have benefited from many stakeholders who opened their lives to us to witness their love through good, bad, fun, tragic holy times.