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Turkey Bowl 100: Fourth-generation Don adds to legacy

“Mitch does not operate in the spotlight,” coach Anthony Zehyoue said. “If a teammate is struggling, he prefers to go up to (them) in private, quietly encourage and support them, throughout the school day and in practice."
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This church ‘go-getter’ inspires a new generation of volunteers

“You know that actions speak louder than words. And people can be a testimony to their faith just by what they do and not by what they say,” Hoban said.
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Once-lapsed Catholic insists spirituality be part of public sphere

The heady realm of philosophy got special accolades in November when the preeminent Canadian philosopher, Charles Taylor, won the Ratzinger Prize.
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Sister Anne Maureen Doherty, C.B.S., worked at Marriottsville headquarters

A funeral Mass was offered Nov. 19 the chapel of the Retreat and Conference Center of Bon Secours in Marriottsville for Sister Anne Maureen Doherty.
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Movie Review: ‘A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood’

The movie is at its best when the mesmerizing Hanks is on screen. But the treatment of topics like forgiveness, the need to prioritize family life over professional advancement and the power of prayer (Rogers was a Presbyterian minister) are consistently handled with skill.
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Mission is seeking family members you don’t know yet, pope tells Thais

Missionaries are not mercenaries, but beggars who recognize that some brothers and sisters are missing from the community and long to hear the good news of salvation, Pope Francis told the Catholics of Thailand.
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Response to migration is sign of character, pope says in Thailand

Calling migration "one of the principal moral issues" facing humanity today, Pope Francis thanked the government and people of Thailand for the way they've welcomed migrants and refugees, but he urged greater efforts to protect migrants and poor Thais from human trafficking.
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Slain Jesuits remembered worldwide for sacrificing lives for poor, peace

Around the world, communities of their Jesuit brothers, but also laity involved in social justice circles and even Pope Francis, made sure their names and what they stood for was not forgotten.
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Issue of selling slaves ‘bigger than Georgetown,’ says descendant

The issue of Georgetown University selling slaves more than 180 years ago to get out of a debt that could have shut down the institution is "bigger than Georgetown," said one of the roughly 8,000 known descendants of those enslaved African Americans.
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Movie Review: ‘Frozen II

This movie's flaws are ultimately outweighed by sympathetic characters, visual flair and skillful, if sometimes overly complicated, storytelling.
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