I grew up in a very strict, fundamentalist Christian home, the kind where the man’s word was law, and women, not just children, were not allowed a voice. My...
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You know you’re in for an interesting conversation when a lifelong Catholic says that getting to know and love Islam helped her develop a deep knowledge and...
On April 4, 1968—the day Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated—Norman Francis was in Philadelphia meeting with leaders of the Sisters of the Blessed...
An epic quest for cultural identity unfolds in the pages of Gene Luen Yang’s graphic novels. When Pope John Paul II canonized 120 Catholics from China in 2000...
Undaunted by the obstacles of life as an undocumented immigrant, Ana Aguayo has become a voice for the voiceless. Shooting stars punctuated the night sky in...
Undeterred by threats of failure, Jim Ziolkowski is proof that one man can build a better world. After graduating from college in 1989, Jim Ziolkowski yearned...
When poor diets caused too many early deaths in an urban community, a solution came from an unlikely source—the local mortician. As a 61-year-old mortician...
Author Barbara Joosse sees the world through the eyes of a child. As a precocious and active youth in a small Wisconsin town, Barbara Joosse often spent her...
Actress Siobhan Fallon Hogan is serious about faith and family, but that hasn’t stopped her from being funny, too. She’s appeared in more than 25...
Stephanie Garza, a young new leader in the church, creates leaders out of Chicago moms. The daughter of a Mexican-American mother and immigrant father...
