The National Shrine of Our Lady of Champion hosted a celebration of what it’s like to be Catholic in America with the event ‘Catholic Saints of America’ July 1-9.
Heroes with halos: Shrine unites faithful and saints for Fourth of July celebration
TV review: ‘Walking the Good Red Road,’ May 17
“Walking the Good Red Road” is a touching evocation of a Catholic historical figure whose virtues deserve to be better known.
Bishop Robert Barron: Black Elk and the need for catechists
As there is a growing number of “nones” or religiously unaffiliated in our country, we must make a renewed commitment to the work of handing on the faith.
Mass formally opens canonization cause for Black Elk
During a Mass to formally open the sainthood cause for Nicholas Black Elk, the Native American was described as someone who merged the Lakota and Catholic culture in a way “that drew him deeper into the mystery of Christ’s love and the church.”
Black Elk’s love for God and Scripture led him to become a catechist, fulfilling the mission of all disciples, said Bishop Robert D. Gruss of Rapid City in his homily at the Oct. 21 Mass at Holy Rosary Church in Pine Ridge.