The Catholic Register

Speaking Out: St. Patrick among my holy heroes

Fri, 10 Mar 2017 04:58:00 -0500

My parents gave me the name Patrick after St. Patrick, the patron saint of Ireland.

After his death, Muslim Kenyan who shielded Christians hailed as hero

Wed, 20 Jan 2016 21:03:54 -0500

NAIROBI, Kenya - A Muslim man who shielded Christians after a passenger bus was ambushed by suspected al-Shabab militants is being saluted as a symbol of unity.

Jesus is the humblest of foot soldiers

frronrolheiser@catholicregister.org (Fr. Ron Rolheiser) — Thu, 16 Jul 2015 08:30:00 -0400

Several years ago, the movie Argo won the Academy Award as best movie of the year. I enjoyed the movie in that it was a good drama, one that held its audience in proper suspense even as it provided some good humour and banter on the side. But I struggled with several aspects of the film.

The heroes of Dachau

fr_desouza@catholicregister.org (Fr. Raymond J. de Souza) — Thu, 30 Apr 2015 06:30:00 -0400

Seventy years ago, on April 29, 1945, the largest monastery in the world was closed by the U.S. armed forces.