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TCC Video: The nun teaching taekwondo to sick children

Sister Linda Sim of Singapore uses taekwondo to teach sick children about the love of God. More from BBC News : The nun teaching taekwondo to sick children    

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St. Damien of Molokai

Above: the tomb of Fr. Damien. Today we remember St. Damien of Molokai, a Belgian priest who ministered to lepers in Hawaii and said, “I make myself a leper with the lepers to gain all to Jesus...

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The Power of a Dinner Table

“Love is the necessary force.” Kathy Fletcher and David Simpson opened their dinner table to their son’s friends from the DC public school system, and changed the world. More from David Brooks here:...

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Memorial of St. Martin de Porres

When you hear people discussing the use of abandoned lots in Detroit for urban gardens, offer a prayer of thanksgiving for the witness of St. Martin de Porres (1579-1639). In the Peru of Martin’s...

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Memorial of St. Charles Borromeo

St. Charles Borromeo is a saint for all who ask, “Is the Church filled with those who seek power?” And he is the saint for all who ask, “Is the Church filled with those who seek Christ?” Because, in...

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Former NFL Player Farms for Good

Jason Brown walked away from a $37 million NFL contract to become a farmer who gives the food he grows to the poor. His decision was motivated by his faith: Former NFL Player Farms for Good

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Memorial of St. Margaret of Scotland

Try to picture the White House or Buckingham Palace filled each night during Advent and Lent with the poor as honored guests. Not with the great or the well-known, not with generals or industrialists...

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TCC Radio: Newborn Baby Abandoned in Catholic Church’s Manger Already Being...

If only it could always be this simple. A mother who felt she couldn’t care for her child, brought him someplace safe and warm, a Catholic church’s manger scene. Listen to the story from NPR here:

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A Grieving Father’s Epiphany

A Grieving Father’s Epiphany by Bill Mahaffey Today is Epiphany, the last day of the Christmas season. Christmas can be a difficult time of year for so many. I hope for you it is a sweet time. But I...

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TCC Radio: Catholic Teens Bury Those Who Died Alone

Catholic high school students perform a work of mercy, burying the unclaimed dead. More on Catholic Social Teaching in our book. Listen to a story from NPR here.

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