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Meet Father Richard Rocha, Super Bowl LVIII ‘Team Priest’ for the Kansas City Chiefs

February 5, 2024

When Super Bowl LVIII kicks off at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas Sunday, Feb. 11, one enthusiastic, longtime Kansas City Chiefs fan cheering in the stands will be a priest of the Diocese of Kansas City-St. Joseph, Missouri: Father Richard Rocha. For the past eight years,

Christmas in the Cancer Ward

January 27, 2024

This past Christmas, Jesus did not come to me as a baby in a manger but as a man on a cross. It was Lent in Advent. On December 7, I checked into a hospital for what turned out to be a 22-day stay to

A Journey of Faith: From Seeker to Catholic School Teacher

January 22, 2024

In the quiet corners of reflection, I find myself overcome with a deep sense of awe and wonder as I ponder on the incredible journey that has led me to where I find myself today – a Catholic high school teacher. The path has been

Faith-filled RBs Blake Corum, Donovan Edwards power Michigan to national title

January 19, 2024

All season long, it seemed like No. 1 Michigan was a team of destiny. On Monday night in Houston, the Wolverines proved they were worthy of every lofty expectation with a convincing 34-13 win against No. 2 Washington in the College Football Playoff National Championship

Lost tornado baby found by “grace of God”

December 16, 2023

Last week a tornado ripped through the town of Clarksville, Tennessee, killing six people and leaving dozens injured. And in its wake a tiny baby was left in the most unlikely of circumstances. Sandy Moore and her family were in their mobile home when the

Why Recognizing Jesus as the Messiah Is the Culmination of My Jewish Faith

December 11, 2023

I officially became a Catholic on Feb. 18, 2022, surrounded by my wonderful parents, closest friends and Father Charles Trullols — my closest spiritual mentor and guide, who brought me into the Church. However, what I cherish most about my journey into the Catholic Church is that

Japanese pilot who led Pearl Harbor attack learned lessons of love, faith and forgiveness after the war

December 7, 2023

Mitsuo Fuchida is one of the most notorious villains in American history. The Japanese pilot, handpicked by Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto, led the surprise attack on United States forces at Pearl Harbor on Dec. 7, 1941. The date lives in infamy 82 years later. More than 2,400 Americans

I Was a Disenchanted Deadhead Who Found Christ on a Greyhound Bus

November 30, 2023

I was born outside the church—very far outside. Neither of my parents were Christians when I was a kid. We were a military family, my dad a Marine, and we bounced around several military bases, mostly in North Carolina. My dad was made of stone,

Outspoken Atheist Ayaan Hirsi Ali Says She is Now a Christian

November 14, 2023

Ayaan Hirsi Ali, a longtime critic of Islam and for years an outspoken atheist, said this week that she is “now a Christian,” stating she came to the religion both as part of a spiritual journey and as a response to the “nihilistic vacuum” of

Chesterton and Lewis Taught Me This: Faith and Reason Are Inseparable

October 24, 2023

As a young man, immersed in the secular spirit of the age, I thought I needed to choose between reason or religion. One couldn’t choose both because one contradicted the other. We could have the comforts of religion but only by abandoning reason, or we