Featured Story - Kansas City Catholic Key
A step away from sainthood, his example resonates among Catholic apologists and evangelizers in the digital age In his work as a Catholic apologist, Joe Heschmeyer draws from Blessed Fulton Sheen’s ability to use storytelling to present the truth.
Featured Story - Our Sunday Visitor
They stood feet from Philadelphia’s Ben Franklin Bridge as cars and commuter trains blared by, yet about 300 Catholics encountered a night of Catholic faith that looked, sounded and felt like what Benjamin Franklin might have experienced in 1776.
Featured Story - CatholicPhilly
Kevin Williams was never a Fortune 500 CEO. He never got famous in 46 years working with Catholic Charities of Philadelphia, except in the minds and hearts of the thousands of seniors and others in the South Philly community to whom he gave his service and heart beyond the call of duty.
More of the latest by Jay Sorgi
Baltimore Catholic Review: Catholic Schools Are Building For the Future (August 21)
Southern Nebraska Register: Lincoln led MLB announcer Lane Grindle closer to God (August 21)
CatholicPhilly: New Villanova Cabrini Campus Extends Legacy of Faith, Education in Radnor (August 21)
Southern Nebraska Register: Blessed Sacrament School Marks 100 Years (August 21)
Milwaukee Catholic Herald: Energy, Experience, Faith Fuel New Pius XI President (August 20)
CatholicPhilly: Longtime Radio Anchor to Lead Young Women at Little Flower HS (August 18)
Milwaukee Catholic Herald: Initiative Strengthens Strategic Planning at Catholic Schools (August 18)
CatholicPhilly: ‘Agatha’s Angel’: Villanova Grad’s Novel Explores Faith and Healing in Philadelphia (August 18)
Milwaukee Catholic Herald: New Pius XI Lab Aims To Accelerate Career Readiness (August 18)
CatholicPhilly: Kevin Williams Retires From ‘Job Well Done’ for 46 Years Serving Seniors (August 14)
Baltimore Catholic Review: Redemptorists’ Baltimore Province will become part of new North American province (August 13)
Baltimore Catholic Review: Fire damages building used for youth activities at St. Joseph, Fullerton (August 13)
Harrisburg Catholic Witness: Tear Drops Liturgy Gives Community of Faith For Those Whose Loved Ones Have Left the Catholic Church (August 12)
Southern Nebraska Register: Lincoln’s Legion of Mary calls faithful to August congress (August 7)
CatholicPhiilly: Handmaids of the Sacred Heart Mark 100 Years of Sharing ‘Joyful Love’ (August 6)
Milwaukee Catholic Herald: St. Camillus Community Celebrates Namesake, Marks 105 Years in Milwaukee (August 5)
Milwaukee Catholic Herald: Milestone Year for Catholic Community Foundation and Its New President (August 5)
Oakland Catholic Voice: 150 Years of Preaching, Living Love - Dominican Sisters of Mission San José Mark Bay Area Anniversary (August 4)
Paterson (N.J.) Beacon: Vocation Planted in Colombia for New Paterson Diocesan Transitional Deacon (August 4)
More by Anthony Sorgi on PCLSN
Basketball: Josh Sharkey Returns Home to Compete in Rumph and JAB Classics (August 22)
Football: Countdown to Kickoff — Day 18: St. Joseph’s Prep (August 18)
Boys Basketball: Archbishop Wood Alumnus Collin Gillespie Stars in Rumph Classic Championship (August 13)
Football: Countdown to Kickoff — Day 13: Cardinal O’Hara (August 13)
Boys Basketball: Rumph Classic Brings Together Community to Celebrate Philadelphia Basketball (August 12)
Baseball: Inside Cole Kuhn’s Meteoric Rise (August 12)
Boys Basketball: Saint Joseph’s Lands Top Local Talent in Silas Graham (August 11)
YouTube Special:
Anthony Sorgi doing play-by-play of the Saint Joseph’s Prep (Pa.) vs. Roman Catholic High School football game in their annual North Philly rivalry game, a double-overtime classic between two of Pennsylvania’s best teams that came down to the final play.
About Sorgi Stories
Anthony, Carrie and Jay Sorgi tell stories here. Typically sacred, often subtly. Sometimes song. Sometimes sports. Encountering. Engaging. Embracing all. Empathetic. Encouraging. From a compassion-centered Catholic love. (Enough alliteration?)
Jay, a Milwaukee native, is a longtime veteran news and sports reporter and storyteller for heritage media outlets like KYW Newsradio and WTMJ Radio. He also served national networks and worldwide brands like the Green Bay Packers Radio Network for which he gave 22 years, 18 on-air as a feature reporter and studio anchor.
Now, he tells stories for more than 20 Catholic dioceses from Miami to New York to Oakland, religious orders like the Josephites, national news outlets such as America Magazine and Marian Press, and nonprofits like the St. Vincent de Paul Society, along with his own content platforms. He is also author of Greater Than the Games, a study of Olympic host city bids through the lens of his hometown of Milwaukee, Wisconsin - a city and region unexpectedly equipped to host the Games. He still dabbles in sports stories, too.
For greater insight into why Jay’s focusing on Catholic storytelling:
- Video - My Faith With Homer and Pip: Part 1 | Part 2
Anthony is a growing sports reporter and commentator for WSJP and covers the Philadelphia Catholic League, one of the top high school sports conferences in America for basketball and football, through the PCL Sports Network which he and fellow Philly-area students co-founded.
Carrie, a proud West Virginia native? Stay tuned.
The Sorgi family now proudly calls the Philadelphia area home while trying to reach all 30 Major League Baseball stadiums for games with their hometown Milwaukee Brewers: 18 down, 12 to go. (Don’t worry. They also love Philly teams.)
More: Jay’s Substack | PCLSN Substack | YouTube
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Featured stories by Jay Sorgi
Substack:
- My Mission, 2026 Resolution and Best of 2025
- WhereGodIs - Grief, a Game and a Guitar
- Should PIAA high school football playoffs change? What a new Pennsylvania playoff model could look like
America Magazine: How Vince Lombardi’s Catholic faith inspired him to fight racism
Arlington (Va.) Catholic Herald: Falls Church woman joins IHM Sisters
Baltimore Catholic Review:
- God’s grace overcomes our imperfections – and the Baltimore Colts reflected it in a Super Bowl
- New Emmitsburg school chapel honors son who overcame cancer
- Saint’s relic in Hunt Valley brings comfort to cancer families
- ‘Sister Flo’ ready to go: New leader named for Monsignor O’Dwyer Retreat Center
The Catholic Connection (Shreveport): In the June edition
- Sisters 'Saji' and 'Suny' Serve Those Who Wear Christ's Face in Shreveport for 25 Years
Catholic Free Press (Worcester, Mass.):
- Journey to the Diaconate: Alejandro Henao accepted God’s invitation to serve
- Journey to the Diaconate: David J. Soares’ calling was quiet and consistent
CatholicPhilly:
- Adventurous Evangelism, Humble Service Mark Priest’s 100 Years
- Our Lady of Confidence Retreat Reaches 60 Years of Love for Adults with Disabilities
- Prayer Vigil for Immigrants Unites Catholics Outside City ICE Office
- With Trust That ‘God’s Got Us,’ Jay Wright Opens Up on Faith at Paoli Event
Denver Catholic Magazine:
- A Denver Priest, a Hollywood Director and a Bowl of Fettuccine
- Broncos’ Gary Kubiak: Faith at the Center of a Super Bowl Life
- Medicine, Mercy and Mission - A Catholic Doctor and Family Finds Christ in the Poor, from Loveland to Tanzania
- Still Saying ‘Yes’: Deacon Henry Sandoval’s Journey of Faith at 90
Faith Northwest Indiana: Summer 2026 edition
- 10 Ways Catholics and the Church Have Shaped America
The Florida Catholic (Miami): Catholic schools secure $15 million for security in state budget
The Good Newsroom (New York): The New York Faith Life of Vince Lombardi
Harrisburg Catholic Witness:
- Have Guitar, Will Travel for God - Sister Lily Anne’s Unusual Journey to Nashville
- Have I Failed Lent if I Failed at My Sacrifice?
- Icon Connected to Marian Miracles to be Restored at Harrisburg Parish
- Meet Glenn and Mary, the Glenmarys and God’s Call to Compassion
Josephite Harvest: 10 stories in the spring 2026 edition including
- 50 Years: Father Charles Andrus, SSJ
- Holy Land Journey Led to Marriage
- St. Augustine High School Celebrates 75 Years
- Black and Catholic: Untold Stories
Marian Helper Magazine:
- Gary Kubiak - Taking God to the Super Bowl
- Gift of Presence: Chaplain to the 49ers
- Johnny Gaudreau’s legacy: Planting seeds of faith, one Rosary ring at a time
- To Mary, Via Baseball
Marquette University High School Magazine: (Summer 2026), pp. 28-31
- The O’Briens: Faith, Family and an Olympic Journey (July 30)
Milwaukee Catholic Herald:
- Catholic and Musical - Three Voices Sing Out
- Fond du Lac Sister Taught Pope Leo XIV During Seminary
- Marquette President Finds Purpose in Faith
- MLK Prayer Service Speaker: Stand Up, Catholics
National Catholic Reporter:
- Catholic high school basketball teams follow tradition of breaking racial barriers
- How Catholic universities helped forge 4 Black college basketball stars' lives
- The incredible success of a Notre Dame football legend — and the price he paid for it
National Shrine of Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton: The Miracle that Helped Make Mother Seton a Saint
Oakland Catholic Voice:
- Summer 2026 Edition including Hayward's Michael Collopy: St. Teresa of Kolkata's Snapshooter
- 'A calling': Why Mario Alioto moved from San Francisco Giants to leading Catholic Charities East Bay
- Tears, years and Malaysia: Journeys to full communion in the Church are unique to each new Catholic
- ‘You are Christ’s body’: A Catholic call to community amidst the immigration crisis
OnMission (Green Bay):
- Failed at your Lenten sacrifice? Spiritual director says it’s opportunity to pivot, receive God’s grace
- Finding God in a Game: The Packers’ Win in Super Bowl XLV
- Mary’s month - Norbertine chaplain illuminates many pathways the Blessed Mother offers
- The Faith Life of Vince Lombardi - Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3
Our Sunday Visitor: 1776-era vespers in Philadelphia transport Catholics to connect faith with American Revolution
Paterson, N.J. Beacon:
- Celebrate Morris Plains carnival’s 50th anniversary with funnel cakes, faith
- Miracles move Paterson couple to award-winning service to Church
- Morristown Carmelites mark 100 years rooted in contemplative prayer
- World Cup scores with Paterson clergy celebrating global unity
Society of Saint Vincent de Paul USA:
- A Prescription for Hope: How SVdP’s Pharmacies Change Lives One Pill at a Time
Southern Nebraska Register (Lincoln):
- After 78 years and 10,000 Masses, Cass County parish organist retires
- Catching up with East Coast seminarians Deacons Peter Foley and Bradley Moss
- FOCUS, Varsity Catholic missionaries begin 20th year of discipleship at Nebraska-Lincoln
- Seven Sisters apostolate covers more than half of diocesan priests in holy hour prayer
Texas Catholic (Dallas):
- Cueto receives Bishop’s Award for Service to the Church
- Decades of Travel, Faith Shape Exhibit of Ursuline Sister’s Art
- Senior Spotlight: Santiago Bryce, Jesuit College Preparatory School of Dallas
- Side by side in faith and service, they share sibling rivalry — and calling to religious life
Texas Catholic Herald (Galveston-Houston):
- Texans Join National Eucharistic Pilgrimage Celebrating Catholic Heritage, America’s 250th Birthday (page 18)
Stories with Saint Joseph Notre Dame High School (Alameda, Ca.), and the Belleville, Ill., Charlotte, Joliet, Ill. and Pensacola-Tallahassee, Fla. dioceses? Stay tuned.
Featured Series - The Calling
Arlington (Va.) Catholic Herald: Falls Church woman joins IHM Sisters
Catholic Free Press (Worcester, Mass.):
- Journey to the Diaconate: Alejandro Henao accepted God’s invitation to serve
- Journey to the Diaconate: David J. Soares’ calling was quiet and consistentCatholicPhilly:
- Concursus: A Graduation, and Much More, at St. Charles Borromeo Seminary
- Handmaids of the Sacred Heart Mark 100 Years of Sharing ‘Joyful Love’
- Vocation Camp Opens Doors to Seminary Life for Junior High Boys
- ‘What Hope Looks Like:’ Archbishop Pérez Ordains 8 PriestsDenver Catholic Magazine:
- 3 Future Seminarians Reveal How ‘Called By Name’ Nominations Prompt God’s Calling
- 3 Seminarians, 3 Apostolates Bring 1 Uncommon Commitment to Christ
- Still Saying ‘Yes’: Deacon Henry Sandoval’s Journey of Faith at 90Harrisburg Catholic Witness: Have Guitar, Will Travel for God - Sister Lily Anne’s Unusual Journey to Nashville
Harvest Magazine: New Orleans Josephite, Inspired to Priesthood by Dr. King, Celebrates 50-Year Jubilee (Spring 2026 edition, p. 9)
Milwaukee Catholic Herald:
- Seminarian Shares How ‘God’s Path Is Really the Path of Joy’
- Fr. Alex Becker: From Disney Dreams to God’s Call
- Fr. Peter Danner: Following A Call Heard EarlyNational Shrine of St. Elizabeth Ann Seton: Mother Seton Paved Pathway for Bishop Roy Campbell’s Long Journey to Priesthood
Southern Nebraska Register:
- Catching up with East Coast seminarians Deacons Peter Foley and Bradley Moss
- 3 Sisters, 3 Different Journeys - 1 Common Commitment to Christ
Featured Series - Immigration
Catholic Charities Empower Local Catholics To Avoid Immigration-Related Legal Scams: Arlington | Milwaukee | Oakland
CatholicPhilly: Prayer Vigil for Immigrants Unites Catholics Outside City ICE Office | Plight of Migrants to U.S. Becomes Focus of Prayer at Cathedral | SSJ Welcome Center Embraces Immigrants’ Journeys, Kensington Neighborhood | Archbishop Pérez Prays for Peace, Gift of Human Dignity, at Mass and Holy Hour
Oakland Catholic Voice: ‘You are Christ’s body’: A Catholic call to community amidst the immigration crisis
Featured Series: Catholic Music
CatholicPhilly: Exploration of the Organ | Three Choirs Join to Sing of Unity Through Diverse Voices
Milwaukee Catholic Herald: From traditional and Gospel at Mass to acoustic rock in the clubs | Advent, Christmas album by folk music mainstays
Oakland Catholic Voice: Sarah Hart, Grammy nominee
Southern Nebraska Register: After 78 years and 10,000 Masses, Cass County parish organist retires | Bishop’s Liturgical Commission empowers parishes to ‘give their greater gift’ in offering the Mass |
Featured Series: Vince Lombardi
America Magazine: How Vince Lombardi’s Catholic faith inspired him to fight racism
The Good Newsroom (New York): The New York Faith Life of Vince Lombardi
OnMission (Green Bay) Lombardi faith series: Part one | Two | Three
OnMission: Finding God in a Game - The only playoff game Lombardi ever lost with the Packers
Featured Series: Finding God in a Game
Baltimore Catholic Review: God’s grace overcomes our imperfections – and the Baltimore Colts reflected it in a Super Bowl
CatholicPhilly: The Eagles’ 1960 NFL Championship Game
OnMission (Green Bay): The only playoff game Vince Lombardi ever lost with the Packers (same game as CatholicPhilly, from Green Bay’s perspective)
OnMission (Green Bay): Super Bowl XLV
Featured Story - Multi-Diocese Series
Thousands Mark Climax of National Eucharistic Pilgrimage in Solemn Mass, Procession in Philadelphia
They came from across America to mark the end of a 43-day journey in 14 East Coast states, coming to America’s birthplace, a day after its 250th birthday.
Localized coverage including area pilgrims: Galveston-Houston (page 18) | Harrisburg | Milwaukee | Oakland | Philadelphia
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Anthony Sorgi and his co-horts with WSJP (St. Joseph’s Prep) and the PCL Sports Network have the beat on the Philadelphia Catholic League, one of the top high school sports leagues in America, along with high school, college and professional sports.
Listen to Anthony’s play-by-play of the 2025 PCL Boys Basketball Championship Game at the legendary Palestra. (23:27 in)
Featured Sorgi Stories Videos
Fenway Park Tour & Green Monster Seats!
Our 18th stadium for a Milwaukee Brewers game
The Palestra: A Living College Basketball Museum
Our day at a hidden gem of Philadelphia
Milwaukee Brewers No-Hitter!
Our 13th stadium for a Milwaukee Brewers game
A Wet, Long, Fun Old-Timer’s Day at Yankee Stadium
Our 17th stadium for a Milwaukee Brewers game
Penn Relays: A Track-and-Field Party!
We had a ball with 15,000 Jamaica fans in Philly
Our 2019 Brewers West Coast Road Trip
12 days, 11 nights of our greatest trip