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Trouble in the Land They Call the ‘Fifth Gospel’

BY TIM DRAKE

August 6-12, 2006 Issue For Subscribers Only

Steve Ray led a pilgrimage to the Holy Land just before new hostilities flared up between Israel and Hezbollah.

The businessman, Catholic convert and author is in the midst of a 10-year, 10-part video series titled “The Footprints of God,” which looks at salvation history from Abraham to... READ MORE


Dining With — and Filming — Pope John Paul II

BY TIM DRAKE

July 23 - August 5, 2006 Issue For Subscribers Only

Alberto Michelini has had some of the most interesting lunch conversations.

It’s no wonder: He dined many times with Pope John Paul II, and has the film to prove it.

The Italian television reporter also has served as a member of the European Parliament and the Italian Parliament as Italy’s... READ MORE


Jewish Convert Journalist Was Helped Along by Chesterton

BY TIM DRAKE

July 16-22, 2006 Issue For Subscribers Only

Dawn Eden grew up Jewish and learned to talk to St. Maximilian Kolbe.

A former popular-music historian and copy editor who wrote some pretty snazzy headlines at the New York Post, she is now deputy news editor at the New York Daily News.

Eden was received into the Church at the Easter vigil, after... READ MORE


Seminary Secrets of the Priest Maker

BY JOE CULLEN

July 9-15, 2006 Issue For Subscribers Only

Msgr. James McDonald is known to his fellow priests as the “vocations pastor.”

He was appointed rector of the Seminary of the Immaculate Conception earlier this year and presented his first candidates for ordination June 10 at the Diocese of Rockville Centre, N.Y.’s St. Agnes Cathedral.

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Arguing With the Church Fathers

BY TIM DRAKE

July 2-8, 2006 Issue For Subscribers Only

Guy Doud became famous as an Evangelical Christian.

He has appeared on “Focus on the Family” radio show, “The 700 Club” and the Trinity Broadcasting Network. He has been an author, speaker, evangelical pastor — and even National Teacher of the Year in 1986. As of last Easter, he is also a... READ MORE


My Life at the Vatican With Three Popes

BY JOSEPH PRONECHEN

June 25-July 1, 2006 Issue For Subscribers Only

Bishop John Magee spent eight years as private secretary to three Popes — Paul VI, John Paul I and John Paul II.

He served for five years as master of pontifical liturgical ceremonies for John Paul II, traveling the world with the Pope. John Paul appointed him to bishop of Cloyne, Ireland, in READ MORE


Abortion Issue Is Personal for Convert Politician

BY MARIA CAULFIELD

June 18-24, 2006 Issue For Subscribers Only

Brenda Landwehr didn’t plan to talk about her abortion in public.

As a member of the Kansas House of Representatives for the past 12 years, the Republican lawmaker has a reputation for speaking her mind in support of her party’s causes. But when an abortion clinic regulation bill came to the... READ MORE


Filmmaker Is Living the Faith in Hollywood

BY PATRICK COFFIN

June 11-17, 2006 Issue For Subscribers Only

Douglas Urbanski is a Catholic filmmaker.

When he’s not cutting deals in Los Angeles, the movie producer and theater impresario assists daily at the altar of St. Victor Church, located off Sunset Boulevard in West Hollywood. His movie projects often explore the darker, seamier side of life while... READ MORE


Canada’s Primate on Benedict’s Strong Words

BY EDWARD PENTIN

May 28-June 3, 2006 Issue For Subscribers Only

Cardinal Marc Ouellet heard the Pope loud and clear.

Canadian bishops met Pope Benedict for their once-every-five-years ad limina visit on May 11. The Pope called on Church leaders to nourish sound doctrine and sacramental practice in the face of Canada’s “pluralism, subjectivism, and... READ MORE


From Operation Rescue to Operation Convert

BY TIM DRAKE

May 21-27, 2006 Issue For Subscribers Only

Randall Terry has become Catholic.

Between 1987 and 1994, Randall Terry led Operation Rescue, the country’s largest peaceful civil disobedience movement. He now serves as president of the Society for Truth and Justice, and is running for a Florida Senate seat. One of the leading evangelical... READ MORE


A Dissenter Speaks After Meeting Pope Benedict

BY EDWARD PENTIN

May 14-20, 2006 Issue For Subscribers Only

Cherie Blair is known as a dissenter.

Britain’s first lady, who is herself a human rights lawyer, has views of the Catholic faith — even on matters of life and death such as abortion — that are profoundly at odds with the Church. But she recently has shown a softening to Catholic belief on... READ MORE


The Forgotten Voice in the Adoption Debate

BY GAIL BESSE

May 7-13, 2006 Issue

Dawn Stefanowicz and children like her are the most important voices in the debate over same-sex adoption.

And yet the voices of adult children raised by homosexuals are rarely heard.

Stefanowicz recently testified about her life with her biological father before a Massachusetts legislative... READ MORE


Singing the Blues … and ‘Ave Maria’ Too

BY WAYNE LAUGSEN

April 30-May 6, 2006 Issue For Subscribers Only

Aaron Neville has become a legend in American music history.

With a distinctive falsetto every wannabe American Idol would love to copy, the 65-year-old, four-time Grammy Award winner continues to produce.

Neville, a lifelong resident of New Orleans, lost his most precious material possessions in... READ MORE


Sharing What She Witnessed in ‘The Last Days’

BY TIM DRAKE

April 23-29, 2006 Issue For Subscribers Only

Delia Gallagher is CNN’s faith and values correspondent.

A long-time Vatican analyst for the cable television news network, Gallagher recently released a special two-hour documentary on the final days of Pope John Paul II. “CNN Presents: The Last Days of Pope John Paul II” aired April 1, and... READ MORE


Catholic Reality More Than TV Show Bargained For

BY TIM DRAKE

April 16-22, 2006 Issue For Subscribers Only

Darryl Silver is a top reality show producer.

With his latest endeavor, he turned his cameras from “Bound for Glory,” “The Apprentice” and “Survivor” to four young men discerning a vocation to the priesthood.

The result is A&E’s “God or the Girl,” a five-part series which makes... READ MORE


Spreading the Catholic Faith Is Good Business

BY TIM DRAKE

April 9-15, 2006 Issue For Subscribers Only

Dick Lyles spent 30 years as chairman and chief executive officer of his own company.

Now he’s using his business acumen to spread the faith. A former president of the Ken Blanchard Companies, Lyles hosts the weekly Relevant Radio program “LifeWorks.” He became CEO of Relevant Radio last... READ MORE


A Daughter of the Islamic Revolution Discovers Christ

BY JOANNA BOGLE

April 2-8, 2006 Issue For Subscribers Only

Aghi Clovis was a teenager in Tehran during the Islamic Revolution.

Only nominally religious, she was invited by an enthusiastic teacher to join religion classes after school. She became a devout Muslim. She could not have imagined herself as a Catholic. Now, she and her husband, Greg, run an... READ MORE


Growing Up in Narnia, With Jack

BY PATRICK KENNY

Douglas Gresham is the stepson of C.S. Lewis.

March 26-April 1, 2006 Issue For Subscribers Only

Douglas Gresham is the stepson of C.S. Lewis.

He went to England at age 8 expecting to meet a man “wearing silver armor and carrying a sword.” Instead, the New York native, now 60, met a scholarly, middle-aged man named Clive Staples Lewis. Gresham, whose mother, Joy Davidman, fell in love with... READ MORE


All Victims Not Equal to Lawyers Seeking Cash

March 19-25, 2006 Issue For Subscribers Only

Micheal Collins Webb sees a threat to the Catholic Church.

That threat is posed by new laws that make it easier for people to revive decades-old sexual abuse allegations, most involving suspects who have already died, said the in-house attorney for the Diocese of San Diego. Often, these laws ignore... READ MORE


He’s No Ordinary Irish Tenor

BY MONTA HERNON

March 12-18, 2006 Issue For Subscribers Only

Mark Forrest is singing for life.

He studied music at The Catholic University of America and wanted to be a Broadway star. But family tragedy and his own faith led him to put his talent to the service of others, to help them learn to bear their crosses.

He has performed for Pope John Paul II as... READ MORE


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