Cardinal Stanislaw Dziwisz of Krakow, Poland, made his first visit to a national shrine in Washington dedicated to the pope he served as personal secretary for nearly 27 years. The cardinal consecrated the main altar at the St. John Paul II National Shrine during an Oct. 2 Mass of dedication.Read More
A young woman tweets a message in this CNS file photo. (Paul Jeffrey/CNS Photo)I used to kiss my wife when I woke up; now I roll the other way and check my notifications.I used to read in bed; now I play a few rounds of Candy Crush.I used to talkRead More
Walking the Brandywine Valley Sept. 24 and finally enjoying the demands and rhythms of the road, I felt the strong presence of my parents, who have been gone a while now. At that moment, a butterfly – OK, given the season, it might have been a moth – flittered fromRead More