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The Number One Predictor of Happiness

July 16, 2024July 25, 2024 Articles, Family and Kids, News and Culture

The number one predictor of happiness isn’t money. It’s a not a big house, a good job, or higher education, either. It’s a good marriage. That’s according to Dr. Brad Wilcox, Professor of Sociology and Director of the National Marriage Project at the University of Virginia. “The state of our unions is really important for […]

Back for an encore, it’s Pier Giorgio Frassati!

June 28, 2024June 27, 2024 Articles, Entertainment, Family and Kids, News and Culture

Alongside Carlo Acutis, the saint featured this week on “The Saints: Adventures of Faith and Courage” is going to be canonized in 2025! Pier Giorgio Frassati lived a short life dedicated to the poor in Turin, Italy. Born on Holy Saturday in 1901, his mother was painter, and his father a printer. He had one […]

A founder for “The Saints”: Josemaría Escrivá

June 21, 2024June 20, 2024 Articles, Faith and Spirituality, Family and Kids

This week on “The Saints: Adventures of Faith and Courage”, we move from an actor and martyr to a writer and founder: Josemaría Escrivá! Josemaría Escrivá de Balaguer y Albás was born in 1902, the second of six in his Spanish family. He had first felt a calling to something great after seeing a monk […]

“The Saints” presents Saint Genesius – an actor!

June 14, 2024June 13, 2024 Articles, Entertainment, Family and Kids, News and Culture

Once upon a time in Rome, a comedian starred in plays that mocked the Christian rites and beliefs. Little did that comedian know how drastically his views of that faith would change! Genesius of Rome (Saint Genesius) was born sometime in the third century in Rome and worked as an actor in a troupe. While […]

Earl of Arundel, coming Monday on The Saints: Adventures of Faith and Courage

June 7, 2024June 11, 2024 Articles, Entertainment, Family and Kids, News and Culture

Saints can be anyone, from the poorest servants to kings and queens. This week, “The Saints: Adventures of Faith and Courage” features a saintly Earl in London: Philip Howard, Earl of Arundel. Born on June 28th, 1557, Howard was the heir to the Duke of Norfolk and baptized Catholic, though he received a Protestant education. […]

This Monday, on “The Saints”: Moses the Black

May 31, 2024May 24, 2024 Articles, Entertainment, Family and Kids, News and Culture

Coming up this week, on “The Saints: Adventures of Faith and Courage,” we’re getting to know the story of a Desert Father with an incredible conversion: Moses the Black. Moses was born in the year 330 AD in Ethiopia and was a slave to a government official until he was dismissed for suspected crimes. He […]

This week on “The Saints”: Joan of Arc

May 24, 2024May 24, 2024 Articles, Entertainment, Family and Kids, News and Culture

Back for an encore, “The Saints: Adventures of Faith and Courage” features the story of Joan of Arc! Joan was born in 1412 in the small French village of Domrémy. She had four siblings – one sister and three brothers – and lived during the Hundred Years’ War between England and France. The difficulty of […]

Coming Monday: Junipero Serra

May 17, 2024May 15, 2024 Articles, Entertainment, Family and Kids, News and Culture

This week on “The Saints: Adventures of Faith and Courage,” we leave Saint Charbel in the desert and turn our attention to the Apostle of California: Junipero Serra! Serra was born on November 24, 1713 in Majorca, Spain as Miguel José. He was raised working in the fields and among Franciscan friars. He had a […]

Over 5,800 Pilgrims Participate in 11th Annual Walk to Mary

May 13, 2024May 10, 2024 Articles, Family and Kids, News and Culture

Every year, the Walk to Mary grows in its attendance, and this year was no exception. In 2022, the 21-mile walk from the National Shrine of St. Joseph in De Pere, Wisconsin to the National Shrine of Our Lady of Champion (then Our Lady of Good Help) saw 3,374 people participate in the pilgrimage. In […]

Next on “The Saints”: Saint Charbel

May 10, 2024May 6, 2024 Articles, Entertainment, Family and Kids, News and Culture

Do you know who the patron saint of Lebanon is? He’s our featured saint on Monday, May 13th! Youssef Antoun Malkhouf is known as the “Miracle Monk of Lebanon” and was born in the Ottoman Empire (modern-day Lebanon) on May 8th, 1828. From his days as a young cow herder, Youssef was inspired by the […]

The Importance of Sharing a Meal with Others

May 10, 2024May 8, 2024 Articles, Family and Kids

Eating. It’s a necessity, it’s a daily occurrence, and for some, it’s seen as a task to get out of the way. And to a degree, eating should be treated like a task or a duty. Food and water are the fuels that allow us to live our lives as fully as possible. Skipping meals, […]

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