Catholic worship leader Sarah Kroger: Music should challenge and change us
By Francesca Pollio Fenton CNA Staff, Aug 13, 2024 / 06:00 am When 50,000 Catholics recently gathered in Indianapolis for the National Eucharistic Congress, one of the powerful voices leading the praise and worship music was Sarah Kroger, a 37-year-old Nashville-based Catholic singer-songwriter and worship leader with numerous albums under her …
Frank Riley Being a Faithful Catholic Teen
by John Stegeman For incoming Chaminade Julienne senior Frank Riley, his first teachers of the Catholic faith were his parents, Angela and Joseph, who helped him and his older brother, Will, grow into young men with a strong devotion to the Church. For as long as he can remember, his …
Father of Olympic gymnast Brody Malone speaks of son’s faith following bronze medal win
By Gigi Duncan Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Aug 11, 2024 / 07:00 am Despite winning a bronze medal as part of the United States men’s gymnastics team in the 2024 Paris Olympics, Brody Malone’s father cited his son’s faith life and relationship with Christ as what makes him proudest of the accomplished …
Paris 2024: Athletes witness to their faith despite Olympic ban
By Diego López Colín ACI Prensa Staff, Aug 10, 2024 / 09:00 am The Paris 2024 Olympic Games have been the scene not only of sporting prowess but also of displays of faith and devotion by athletes from around the world. Despite Rule 50 of the Olympic Charter, which prohibits any …
Summer Renewal For Educators
One very excited group of Catholic educators from the archdiocese pilgrimaged to the heart of Italy in June. There, they learned more about our Catholic faith, grew in community with their colleagues and took a little time to simply enjoy “la dolce vita”—the good life. “This experience was, without a …
Reflecting Faith Designs
by Patricia McGeever The tragic loss of a baby is taking a young couple in a new direction to grow their family. It’s also led a young mother to create a business to help others who want children. Melanie and Andrew Adams have a three-year-old son, Joel. After three miscarriages, …
Olympic track star Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone credits God for success
By Gigi Duncan Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Aug 8, 2024 / 18:06 pm U.S. track star Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone, who broke her own world record and won the gold medal in the 400-meter hurdles event at the Olympics in Paris on Thursday, has often credited her success to God. After having dominated the competition in …
Election 2024: Culture of life, culture of death square off
By Kate Quiñones, Ken Oliver-Méndez CNA Staff, Aug 8, 2024 / 06:00 am Two recently launched advertising campaigns illustrate part of the epic clash between the culture of life and the culture of death taking place in this year’s U.S. elections. Students for Life of America (SFLA), a group that trains and …
10 quotes from Edith Stein on what it means to be a woman
By Kate Quiñones CNA Staff, Aug 9, 2024 / 04:00 am On Aug. 9 the Catholic Church celebrates the life of philosopher, writer, and religious sister St. Teresa Benedicta of the Cross, more commonly known as Edith Stein. Born in Breslau, Prussia (now Wroclaw, Poland), Stein was raised Jewish but declared …
Mental Wellness
By Patricia McGeever Eight years after experiencing what was likely the worst day of his life, Bob Considine is working to help people who suffer with mental health issues. His youngest son, Ryan, battled depression and anxiety and died by suicide in 2016 at age 25. “You live with that …
