Thrive for Life Prison Project Presents Sacred Music Composed by a Man Currently Serving 25 Years to Life
| 04/29/2025
By: Patrick Grady
Thrive for Life Prison Project, a ministry for all people affected by incarceration and detention, presented a special concert at St. Patrick’s Old Cathedral in April during Lent.
Musician Paul Cortez, able to cultivate his passion for music behind bars, created a beautiful composition based on Jesus’ anguish in the Garden of Gethsemane.
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In his video today for the feast of St. Denis, the first Bishop of Paris, Cardinal Dolan reflects on Pope Leo’s recent visit to France.
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Cardinal Timothy M. Dolan
| 10/09/2026
Fr. Enrique Salvo explains that by meditating on the life of Jesus Christ through the Rosary, we see Him through the eyes of Mary.
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The Good Newsroom
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Sr. Constance Gaynor, FSP, devoted seven decades to serving the vulnerable as a social worker, administrator, and author of her congregation’s history. A founding member of the Franciscan Sisters of Peace, she led children’s homes, directed the Religious Leaders Program at Notre Dame, and taught English to immigrants well into her 90s.