February 2018
No Greater Love: Operation Pedro Pan
Decades ago brave parents put their children on one-way flights to the United States and freedom.
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From Widow’s Grief to New Life
Mired in grief over the loss of her husband, this college professor found a kindred spirit in another widow: St. Elizabeth Ann Seton.
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St. Francis and His Canticle of the Creatures
We all owe a great debt to St. Francis of Assisi and to his Canticle of the Creatures for leading us to the conviction that all brother and sister creatures make up one family under God’s loving care.
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Sporting His Faith: An Interview with ESPN’s Tony Reali
Television host, sports junkie, husband, father—all of these could describe this popular ESPN personality. His Catholic faith keeps him grounded. "I can talk for hours about giving voice to people, and, oddly, my job is to silence people with a ...
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A Night with the Homeless
A sleepless night at a homeless shelter becomes a wake-up call for this volunteer.
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Chicago’s Lenten Kickoff
On Ash Wednesday at St. Peter’s in the Loop in the heart of Chicago, 20,000 people will begin their Lenten journey.
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St. Josephine Bakhita—A Model of Faith
Her kidnappers gave her the name Bakhita, meaning "fortunate. " Her life in captivity wasn't quite so. Born in Darfur in 1869, Josephine Bakhita was taken by Arab slave traders when she was 9.
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