Prophetic words: The date was Aug. 4, the place was Pittsburgh and the speaker was manager Don Zimmer. ”I don`t know what race we`re in,” he said after the Cubs pulled within a game of the Expos. ”You ...

Franciscan Fr. Joe Nangle is a member of the leadership of the Franciscan Holy Name Province and currently ministers to the Hispanic population at Our Lady Queen of Peace Parish in Arlington, Va. On ...

Well, there seems to be a general consensus among die-hard Catholics: Servant of God Fr. John Hardon, S.J., was a truly amazing man, and his words (especially his words about family life) are not to ...

My Children! My Africa! may not be South African playwright Athol Fugard’s strongest and most complex work — it’s single-themed, talky and repetitive — but it fully communicates his largeness of ...

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Prophetic words from 1887 I’m enclosing a quotation that sounds like it was written today (Dec. 12, 2017). Some of your readers may remember the writer who once lived in St. Helena — Ellen White.

Strapped for gift ideas this holiday season? How about a 400-page book of Vladimir Putin's most "world-changing" words? That's what about 1,000 Russian officials and politicians can expect under their ...