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This newly ordained priest, from the Diocese of Rockville Center (Long Island), has an interesting tale to tell. At one time Fr. Joseph Fitzgerald was an Olympic athlete, playing handball: Father Fitzgerald participated in the World Cup and the Pan American Games, as well as the Summer Olympics. He described the sport in a 2001…

Last year, I had the good fortune to see this video, and someone has finally posted it on YouTube. It’s called “Fishers of Men,” and it’s a stirring and brilliantly produced vocations video from the USCCB. You can order copies of it from Grassroots Films. Below is part one, which runs about eight minutes… …and…

Catholic America got a little bigger last year, according to USA Today. The official Catholic Directory, due out this week, counts just over 64 million of us. Give or take: There are probably “ghosts” in the lists, says demographer Mary Gautier, senior researcher for the Center for Applied Research in the Apostolate, in Washington, D.C.…

Another week, another flood of articles about Tony Blair’s supposedly imminent conversion. This one, from the Irish Independent, offers some insight into the guiding force behind this tidal pull across the Tiber — Blair’s wife: Cherie, as is well known, grew up in a difficult family situation. Her father, the hell-raising actor Tony Booth (who…
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