Malachy Fallon, the first lay executive director of the Xavier Society for the Blind, “happened to be at the right place at the right time” when he began his...
In Person
In Person profiles are stories about lay Catholics whose faith informs their work in the world—from classrooms to courtrooms and beyond.
Servant of God Dorothy Day said, “Don’t call me a saint. I don’t want to be dismissed that easily,” referencing her cofounding of the Catholic Worker movement...
For Mary Novak, being the first lay executive director of NETWORK, a social justice lobby of Catholic sisters founded in 1972, is an “integrating role at this...
One of the great things about Catholicism is its rich tradition filled with saints, theologians, and artists who continue to fascinate and inspire. The church...
When she was young, Kay Perdue Meadows never imagined she’d grow up to be a catechist. She also never imagined she’d grow up to be a Catholic. A convert to the...
Like many people with a clear sense of vocation, actor-producer Angela Sauer can see the signs stretching all the way back to childhood. “I came out of the...
Growing up with a Mexican Catholic mother and a Navajo father, Teresa Rojo Tsosie says she always felt her Catholic faith and native traditions were...
Dorina Pena describes herself as a “church lady supreme.” A founding member of the young adult ministry at St. Vincent de Paul parish in Philadelphia, 38-year...
When Sharon Lavigne was growing up in St. James Parish, Louisiana, her family had a garden and fruit trees. They had livestock, chickens, and fresh eggs. The...
“I just wanted someone to listen,” said the shirtless man propped on pillows in a hospital bed, his voice cracking and eyes welling as an oxygen tank hissed...
