Describing the Church’s new leader as a man of peace and prayer, Bishop Richard F. Stika spoke March 13 to the Knoxville media soon after Pope Francis was introduced to the world. Just as Pope Benedict XVI’s resignation was surprising, so was the relatively quick election of Cardinal Jorge Mario …
Through the eyes of a child
SEEK26 conference was a new kind of fulfilling experience for FOCUS parents By Claire Collins Ten years ago, I found myself in the back of a crowded conference room full of thousands of college students. I was a first-year missionary with the Fellowship of Catholic University Students and had just witnessed five days of life-changing talks, Masses, prayers, and encounters with God all around me. As I stood listening to the final keynote address of the conference, I looked around at the other people who populated the back of the room, a place I had never found myself at a FOCUS conference before. What I observed were many babies and toddlers being chased and entertained by mom and dad as they tried to squeeze in as much of these final talks as their littles would let them. I dreamed that maybe one day I could be one of those moms... Read more →