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Breakfast With Bush
National Catholic Prayer Breakfast Spawning Events Worldwide
April 22-28, 2007 Issue 
JOSEPH CELLA is
amazed by the success of the National Catholic Prayer Breakfast he founded and
presides over, but he’s not astonished by it.
He said he knew from the first
moment the idea occurred to him that it would be a success.
Cella is also founder of Fidelis, a
Catholic-based advocacy... READ MORE
Finding ‘Heaven’ in Hollywood
BY Tim Drake ‘7th Heaven’ Actress’ Life ‘a Miracle’
April 15-21, 2007 Issue
Catherine Hicks has had every role an actress longs for —
Broadway, television, and motion pictures. She currently stars as Annie Camden
in the CW network’s popular television series “7th Heaven.” Described as a
Donna Reed for a new millennium, one national magazine poll named her the... READ MORE
From Tel Aviv Teen to Holy Land Priest
BY Edward Pentin Franciscan Father David Jaeger has a Jewish perspective on the central event in Christianity.
April 8-14, 2007 Issue
Father
David Maria Jaeger was born into a Jewish
family. Now he’s a Franciscan priest.
Born in Tel Aviv, Israel, Father
Jaeger became a Catholic in the 1980s and was ordained in 1986. He has served
on the delegation of the Holy See on the Bilateral Permanent Working Commission
between the Holy... READ MORE
In God’s Outback
BY Edward Pentin Cardinal George Pell On Translating the Mass, Climate Change And World Youth Day
April 1-7, 2007 Issue
Fall is just
beginning for Cardinal George Pell, who will welcome Pope Benedict XVI to
Australia in 2008. That’s when World Youth Day will take place Down Under,
where Cardinal Pell is Archbishop of Sydney.
The cardinal, who was in Rome for
meetings of Vox Clara, the panel of 12 English-speaking... READ MORE
Getting to Know Father McGivney
BY Joseph Pronechen Knights of Columbus’ Founder, 125 Years Later
March 25-31, 2007 Issue
Julie
Fenster is the co-author of Parish Priest: Father Michael McGivney
and American Catholicism, a biography of the founder of the Knights
of Columbus.
Fenster teamed with historian Douglas
Brinkley to write this 2006 HarperCollins story of Servant of God Father
McGivney, who might someday be... READ MORE
Jesus on the Air, Online, and on Film
BY Edward Pentin What the Vatican Point Man on the Media Wants
March 18-24, 2007 Issue
Archbishop
John Foley wasn’t
born a communicator.
But, next best thing, he got an
early start. The Darby, Penn., native is president of the Pontifical Council
for Social Communications and has been at the forefront in bringing the Gospel
message to the mass media.
Register correspondent Edward... READ MORE
Chatting With Koontz About Faith
BY Tim Drake Supernatural thriller writer Dean Koontz has written more than 50 novels.
March 11-17, 2007 Issue
Supernatural
thriller writer Dean Koontz
has written more than 50 novels, 45 of which have been on The New York Times’ best-seller list.
While his novels are often filled
with darkness (Faith & Family magazine
warns: “Disturbing scenes include violence, gore and frightening portrayals of
great... READ MORE
Mass and The Man At Liturgy Central
BY Edward Pentin Good priestly example is what led Cardinal Francis Arinze to become a Catholic in his native Africa. Now he works to ensure that Mass is celebrated with faith and reverence.
March 4-10, 2007 Issue
Cardinal Francis Arinze served Mass celebrated by a future saint.
The priestly example of Blessed
Cyprian Michael Iwene Tansi is what drew him to the priesthood. Since 2002, the
Nigerian cardinal has been prefect of the Congregation for Divine Worship and
the Discipline of the Sacraments and is... READ MORE
If King were Alive…
BY Wayne Laugesen ... Abortion Would Be Illegal
February 25- March 03, 2007 Issue
Alveda King
follows in the footsteps of her uncle, the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.
Alveda King’s father and uncle
fought to free blacks from oppression, and she wants to free babies from
abortion. King, a 56-year-old mother of six, works as director of
African-American outreach for Priests for... READ MORE
Braving the Brave New World
BY Paul A. Barra Pontifical Bioethicist Took a Pass on Being a Priest
February 18-24, 2007 Issue
John Haas swam the
Tiber in 1977. And now he’s at the Pope’s side.
An American moral theologian whose
search for truth led him to Catholicism and to a career in bioethics, Haas has
been appointed to be a member of the Pontifical Academy for Life. He is the
president of the Philadelphia-based... READ MORE
Helping to Save the MTV Generation
BY Barb Ernster The producer of the vocations video “Fishers of Men” wants his Grassroots Films production company to touch the hearts of young men and women with the beauty of Christian truth.
February 11-17, 2007 Issue
Joseph Campo is
producer for Grassroots Films, the company that brought you “Fishers of Men.”
The
Brooklyn, N.Y.-based production company produced the fast-paced, contemporary
inspirational DVD for the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops’ vocation
program.
Campo
is also the director of St.... READ MORE
Super Bowl Sacraments
BY Tom McFeely Father Nick Marro, who is the pastor of Santa Lucia-Santa Maria Incoronata parish in Chicago has served as the Chicago Bears’ unofficial Catholic chaplain for more than 20 years.
February 4-10, 2007 Issue
Father Nick Marro
will say Super Bowl Sunday Mass for the Bears in Miami, then head to the stands
for the game.
He’ll
be with his brother, cheering on the Chicago Bears against the team that he
tried out for 50 years earlier, the now-Indianapolis Colts (also see “God’s Colts,” page... READ MORE
Life in The New Congress
BY Tim Drake A veteran of Congress, Rep. Chris Smith, R-N.J., continues to fight in Washington for the unborn.
January 28- February 3, 2007 Issue
Chris
Smith, Republican congressman from New Jersey, was once a
Democrat.
He switched parties in the late
1970s because of the Democratic Party’s embrace of legalized abortion. First
elected in 1980 at the age of 27, Smith has been relentless in his support of
life. He serves as co-chairman of... READ MORE
Rabbi’s Message for The Masses
BY Edward Pentin Rabbi Yehuda Levin will be the keynote speaker Jan. 22 at the annual March for Life in Washington D.C.
January 21-27, 2007 Issue
Rabbi Yehuda Levinwill be the keynote speaker
Jan. 22 at the annual March for Life in Washington D.C.
A father of nine, he is a special
envoy to the Holy Land on pro-life issues and a member of the Rabbinical Alliance
of America, representing 850 Orthodox Rabbis. The theology may be... READ MORE
The Dread Pirate and the Pope
BY TIM DRAKE The Register spoke with Cary Elwes who played Karol Wojtyla in a recent miniseries, which is now available on DVD through Ignatius.
January 14-20, 2007 Issue
Cary Elwes
was known for his role as Westley — a.k.a. the Dread
Pirate Roberts — in the memorable 1987 film The
Princess Bride.
But that was before he got the role
of a lifetime, playing young Karol Wojtyla in CBS’
“Pope John Paul II” miniseries, which Ignatius Press has just released on... READ MORE
The Next Catholic President?
BY TIM DRAKE Sen. Sam Brownback, R-Kan., is looking into running for president — in part because of the state of the American family.
January 7-13, 2007 Issue
Sam
Brownback knows one way to rebound after his Republican Party
suffered defeats in 2006. He is planning a run for president.
The Republican senator from Kansas announced in December that “after
much prayerful consideration” he will consider seeking the nomination for the
presidency in 2008,... READ MORE
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
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