Those were words of advice from Tony Blair’s grandmother — words he obviously ignored. And the rest is history. He discusses that and more about his conversion with L’Osservatore Romano. Highlights, from the Guardian, in London: Tony Blair has revealed that after ignoring a stern warning from his great-grandmother about marrying a Catholic, he now…

Just days after posting this item about Brazil’s most popular priest, I found this little nugget, which shows just what the Church is up against down there. Want to know what’s luring a new generation of Brazilians away from the Church? Evangelical churches offering, among other things, fight nights and tattoo parlors. From the New…

We’re in the middle of rolling out a new ad campaign for “Currents,” the daily Catholic news magazine show that I produce. Above is one of the “bus tails” that’s popping up around the city, featuring our on-air team of Lino Rulli, Matt McClure, Francesca Maxime and Nathalia Ortiz. (You will also see them, on…

“Christ of St. John of the Cross” by Salvador Dali (1951) “The cross is something wonderfully great and honorable. It is great because through the cross the many noble acts of Christ found heir consummation — very many indeed, for both his miracles and his sufferings were fully rewarded with victory. The cross is honorable…

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