Today, Barry Larkin entered the Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown.
Barry played his entire career for the Cincinnati Reds, was a model shortstop and a man of character. Barry went to Moeller High School, a Cincinnati Catholic high school powerhouse for sports. He attended Michigan and endured harassment...
U.S. sisters (a.k.a. “nuns”) received loads of attention from certain Vatican offices these last few months. Whether it’s the apostolic visitation report, the assessment of the LCWR or the critique of a book, if you follow Catholic websites and blogs, one would think this is the only news nuns are...
Who doesn’t love a good story? Educators know, including Jesus, that stories are a powerfully effective way to teach a truth.
And who doesn’t love a good story told in a film, video or television show?
At Franciscan Media, we love to tell stories through videos, and a new product we are offering...
At this past week’s Religious Education Congress in Los Angeles, I was drawn into a discussion about how well I was catechized as a teen. It wasn’t a perfect experience: we did not have a Catechism, like today’s teens, but we did have the Bible and books like Believing in Jesus. When I was a teen, I...
This past week, I found out a friend, who I know through local social media and blogging activities, was completing the RCIA process this Easter. This reminded me of a new Catholic Update published last month, Ten Tips for Welcoming New Catholics: The Role of the Community in the RCIA by Msgr. Richard...
