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He Was an Evangelical Christian Until He Read Aquinas
BY TOM WEHNER Rob Evans, the Donut Man, believes that “life without Jesus is like a doughnut; there’s a hole in the middle of your heart.” Last Easter, he and his wife became Catholics.
December 24- January 6, 2006 Issue 
Rob Evans has taught
millions of Christians that “Life without Jesus is like a doughnut: There’s a
hole in the middle of your heart.”
Jesus filled the hole in Evans’
heart by bringing him to the Catholic Church.
Evans, 53, was hugely popular as
an Evangelical Christian performer, selling... READ MORE
For Christmas, He Wants to Keep His Cathedral
BY VICTOR GAETAN and ELEANOR KENNELLY The leader of a Romanian archdiocese whose cathedral is threatened by nearby construction speaks about how the days of communist rule seem to be echoing today.
December 17-23, 2006 Issue
Archbishop Ioan Robu saw churches bulldozed under communism.
As Christmas approaches, the
archbishop of Bucharest, Romania, is fearful of his own
cathedral being destroyed.
Archbishop Robu
served as the apostolic administrator of Bucharest between 1984 and 1990, at
the height of communist dictator... READ MORE
Helping Catholic Men Help Themselves
BY CATHERINE PAKALUK Tarek Saab was “fired” by Donald Trump on “The Apprentice,” but he’s using his short-lived fame to promote the faith through clothing fashions for men.
December 10-16, 2006 Issue
Tarek Saab is trying to turn 15 minutes of fame into
something beautiful for God.
Saab, 28, was a popular contestant
on Season Five of NBC’s reality TV show “The Apprentice.” He was “fired” by
host Donald Trump in Week 10, but his post-season popularity carried him to
numerous television... READ MORE
The Reason for Hope Is the Reason for This Season
BY TIM DRAKE Father Larry Richards of the Diocese of Erie, Pa., wants to cut through the pessimism he finds in the Church. That’s why he started The Reason for Our Hope Foundation.
December 3-9, 2006 Issue
Father Larry Richards wants to cut through the pessimism
he finds in the Church.
His audiotapes on confession, the
Mass and Truth have been heard by hundreds of thousands of people. A popular
retreat leader and public speaker, he recently unveiled The Reason for Hope
Foundation and website as a... READ MORE
A Way for Couples to Listen to Their Bodies
BY JOY WAMBEKE Father Richard Hogan heard Pope John Paul II in person discussing the theology of the body. Now he champions natural family planning with the Couple to Couple League.
November 26-December 2, 2006 Issue
Father Richard Hogan applauds the U.S. bishops’ new document.
The nation’s bishops in
mid-November approved a document promoting natural family planning. Father
Hogan has been involved with NFP education and the Couple to Couple League
since his ordination in 1981. The priest of the Archdiocese... READ MORE
World Champion Bull Rider Is ‘Cowboy of God’
BY ANTHONY FLOTT Adriano Moraes has won an unprecedented three world titles in professional bull riding. And the 36-year-old is eager to share his Catholic faith through his website.
November 19-25, 2006 Issue
Adriano Moraes was known as the
“Cowboy of God” in Brazil.
One look at his website
(adrianomoraes.com) and it’s easy to see why. The tough-as-nails three-time
world champion of the Professional Bull Riders tour posts an Internet presence
that is as Catholic as it is cowboy. Moraes... READ MORE
From a Rock ’n’ Roll Lifestyle to the Rock, on a Roll
BY WAYNE LAUGESEN John Martignoni is known as a “blue collar apologist.”
November 12-18, 2006 Issue
John Martignoni has a lot to talk about.
A husband and father of four, he
is at the forefront of the apologetics movement.
Martignoni’s apostolate, the Bible Christian
Society, was the result of popular demand, after he insisted that a Protestant
radio station give him air time to refute its... READ MORE
20 Years, 40 Semesters of Abortion Debates
BY VALERIE SCHMALZ Ray Dennehy has been debating abortion at a well-known secular university for years — with positive results to show for it.
November 5-11, 2006 Issue
Raymond Dennehy has had a tough two decades.
For 40 semesters, students at the
University of California-Berkeley have invited the Catholic philosophy
professor from the University
of San Francisco to
debate against pro-abortion activists. The experience has been so transforming
it forms the heart... READ MORE
From National Treasure to Eternal Treasure
BY TIM DRAKE Jon Voight, who played Pope John Paul II in a recent TV miniseries, reflects on his life and faith.
October 29-November 4, 2006 Issue
Jon Voight has appeared in
more than 60 motion pictures and television shows, but his Emmy-nominated role
as Pope John Paul II earlier this year may have been the most important role of
his career.
Born and raised Catholic, Voight has appeared in such films as National Treasure and... READ MORE
The Man Between Bush and Benedict
BY EDWARD PENTIN Francis Rooney predicts being U.S. ambassador to the Holy See will turn out to be “a treasure” his life.
October 22-28, 2006 Issue
Francis Rooney will
celebrate an anniversary this week.
Before arriving in Rome
as the new U.S. ambassador to the Holy See Oct. 23, 2005, Rooney, 53, was an
Oklahoma businessman. He is a self-styled “conservative but pragmatic”
Republican and a committed Catholic with ties to both Georgetown... READ MORE
Of Catholics, the Court and Nov. 7
BY TIMOTHY CARNEY Leonard Leo does a lot of different things in Washington, but he does them quietly.
October 15-21, 2006 Issue
Leonard
Leo
does a lot of different things in Washington,
but he does them quietly.
He is the executive vice president
of the Federalist Society, an organization of lawyers created to combat the
liberal leanings of the American Bar Association.
Leo is also the director of
Catholic outreach for the... READ MORE
Pope Benedict’s First Encyclical, On the Ground
BY Edward Pentin
June 4-10, 2006 Issue
Archbishop Paul Cordes is at the heart of the
Church’s charitable efforts.
As president of the Vatican’s charitable organization,
Cor Unum, there’s probably no one at the Vatican more directly acquainted with
the promise and problems associated with the Church’s charitable initiatives
than... READ MORE
What the Pope Said — and What the Muslims Heard
BY EDWARD PENTIN The Register speaks with Father Samir Khalil Samir, founder and leader of the Center for Arab-Christian Documentation and Research.
October 1-7, 2006 Issue
Father Samir Khalil Samir knows Islam.
He is a professor of Oriental
theology at St. Joseph’s University in Lebanon. Born
in Cairo, Father Samir
also teaches at the Pontifical Oriental Institute in Rome, and is a founder and leader of the
Center for Arab-Christian Documentation and Research. He... READ MORE
‘We Had Peter’s Successor in Our Midst’
BY EDWARD PENTIN Bishop Gerhard Ludwig Müller knows the Pope.
September 24-30, 2006 Issue
The Regensburg,
Germany
archbishop was responsible for hosting the longest leg of Pope Benedict XVI’s trip to his Bavarian homeland.
The Pope spent three days in the
diocese, during which he celebrated the largest of his open-air Masses on the
outskirts of Regensburg
Sept. 13.
Like the Holy... READ MORE
On a Mission With Ad Gentes
BY ANTHONY FLOTT Father Vitalis Anyanike believes in Africa.
September 17-23, 2006 Issue
In spite of widespread Muslim
violence and killings carried out earlier this year in his native Nigeria in
response to the Danish cartoons of Mohammed, Father Anyanike
went ahead with the launch of his Ad Gentes
Missionary Society.
And that society, formed in 2003
to serve and witness to Muslims,... READ MORE
Tom Burnett Is Still Fighting Back, 5 Years Later
BY TIM DRAKE
September 10-16, 2006 Issue
Deena Burnett was not unprepared for her
husband’s death.
Tom Burnett helped orchestrate the
passenger revolt aboard United Airlines flight 93 on Sept. 11, 2001, a flight
that ended in a crash in a field in Pennsylvania.
A mother of three girls, Deena burnett
recently remarried. She has become... READ MORE
The Man Behind the Scenes at EWTN
BY TIM DRAKE
September 3-9, 2006 Issue
Doug Keck has overseen the Eternal Word
Television Network’s productions for the past 10 years.
A former cable company executive
from New York,
Keck, 51, serves as EWTN’s vice president for
production and programming. On the occasion of the network’s 25th anniversary,
he spoke with Register... READ MORE
‘Podcasting’ Priest Has Worldwide Flock
BY CARLOS BRICENO
August 27-September 2, 2006 Issue
Father Roderick Vonhögen started podcasting
as Pope John Paul II died.
A priest from the Archdiocese of
Utrecht in the Netherlands,
his reports on the Holy Father’s courageous end soon created a worldwide
Catholic podcasting network called StarQuest Podcast Network, which
also includes other... READ MORE
‘This Pope Doesn’t Need a Spokesman’
BY EDWARD PENTIN
August 20-26, 2006 Issue
Father Federico Lombardi isn’t new to his post, in one
sense.
After working with the Vatican
Radio since 1991, the Jesuit priest is well acquainted with the Vatican press. When Joaquin Navarro-Valls
resigned after 22 years as chief papal spokesman, Pope Benedict XVI tapped
Father Lombardi as a... READ MORE
From Building Homes to Building a Radio Network
BY TIM DRAKE
August 13-19, 2006 Issue
Doug Sherman was a home builder when he founded Immaculate Heart Radio in January
1997.
At the time, it was
only the seventh full-time Catholic radio station in the country. Immaculate
Heart has gone from operating a single station, KIHM, in Reno, Nev., to 12
stations throughout the western United... READ MORE
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