Renée LaReau is a senior writer at the University of Notre Dame's Keough School of Global Affairs. She lives with her family in South Bend, Indiana.

Busted: Sr. Rose Thering

Sitting in her wheelchair and tethered to a constant supply of oxygen, 84-year-old Sr. Rose Thering doesn’t exactly fit the image of a righteous crusader…

All I Did Was Ask

In the introduction to a collection of her radio interviews broadcast on National Public Radio, Fresh Air host Terry Gross has a few words for…

Father Yogi

Whether it’s Pilates or spinning, marathoning or extreme kayaking, Americans love their exercise. No doubt the number of new gym memberships and fitness-related New Year’s…