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

Trouble in the Land They Call the ‘Fifth Gospel’

BY TIM DRAKE

August 6-12, 2006 Issue

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

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

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

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.