The Mighty Macs – Our Lady of Victory

In honor of today’s NCAA Women’s Basketball Championship, here’s a look at the new movie The Mighty Macs. This is the story of how the Immaculata Mighty Macs took the championship at the first national woman’s college basketball tournament ever. Immaculata went on to win three consecutive national basketball tournaments from 1972 to 1974. The [...]

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Ask Sister Mary Martha about Lent

Thanks to the Microwife, here’s a great post about Lent from blogress Sister Mary Martha. She wrote it in 2007: Plans for Lent First, don’t go berserk because it’s about to be Lent and gorge yourself on things you are about to give up. New Orleans may need the tourist trade these days, but you [...]

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Catholic Christmas Shopping

Now that Advent is upon us, many minds turn to the thought of Christmas shopping. The Anchoress has a fairly complete catalog of gift ideas, most made by professed Catholic brothers and sisters. Her “Let’s Go Christmas Shopping” has some great starting ideas. Nicoletta’s column in today’s bulletin has a few more ideas, mostly books, [...]

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PBS does a positive feature on Dominican Sisters

PBS does a positive feature on Dominican Sisters – No, Really! As part of PBS’ Religion and Ethics News Weekly series, Betty Rollins delivers a great view of the Nashville Dominican Sisters. Some of these sisters are teaching in the Archdiocese of Denver at St. Vincent de Paul parish school. After hanging out with them [...]

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Mother Angelica’s Mug Shot

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