Featured Story - OnMissionMedia (Green Bay)

Grace, Gratitude and the Green Bay Gridiron: The Thankful Catholic Life of Chuck Mercein

“It was God’s will that I go there and it was God’s will that I could perform like I did, especially in the Ice Bowl,” said Mercein who started that life 117 miles south of Lambeau Field in Milwaukee.

Featured Story - Pensacola-Tallahassee Catholic Compass

The list of “Crawfordisms” compiled for Msgr. Slade Crawford’s funeral is incredibly witty, wisdom-filled and long, just like the God-filled legacy of the man who came up with them. For one of the many friends of the late Msgr. Crawford, who passed away at age 87, one stood out.

A Shepherd to Shepherds, a Caring ‘Giant’ of a Priest (pp. 14-16)

Featured Story - CatholicPhilly

Kevin Williams Retires From ‘Job Well Done’ for 46 Years Serving Seniors

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

OnMissionMedia (Green Bay): Grace, Gratitude and the Green Bay Gridiron: The Thankful Catholic Life of Chuck Mercein (September 6)

Southern Nebraska Register: Couple Goes To Every Catholic Church in Nebraska (September 4)

Paterson (N.J.) Beacon: Bishop Celebrates Jubilee Year of St. Francis with Mass (September 4)

Southern Nebraska Register: School Sisters of Christ the King Mark 50 Years (September 4)

Southern Nebraska Register: Bishop Blesses New Facility at Motherhouse (September 4)

CatholicPhilly: Professor at Seminary, Villanova U Named to Vatican Committee on History (September 2)

CatholicPhilly: Faith and Data Fuel Milestone Year for Catholic Schools (September 2)

CatholicPhilly: ‘American Idol’ Finalist to Headline 12th Annual AbbeyFest (September 1)

Pensacola-Tallahassee Catholic Compass: A Shepherd to Shepherds, a Caring ‘Giant’ of a Priest (pp. 14-16 - August 28)

CatholicPhilly: Catholic Charities Backpack Drive Provides School Supplies, Food To Hundreds of Philadelphia Students (August 28)

CatholicPhilly: Cardinal’s Forum Examines AI in Light of Pope Leo’s Encyclical (August 28)

Oakland Catholic Voice: A Parish Too Big for One Church (August 27)

CatholicPhilly: Pastoral Leaders to Learn Ways of Walking With Immigrants at Upcoming Event (August 27)

CatholicPhilly: Father Timothy Tarnacki Heads to Florida After Decade of Philadelphia Ministry (August 27)

CatholicPhilly: Relics of St. Margaret Mary Alacoque Coming to Philadelphia Region (August 26)

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)

More by Anthony Sorgi on PCLSN

Football: St. Joseph’s Prep Gets First Opening Win in Five Years over Brentwood Academy (September 5)

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)

FEATURED: The PCL at The Palestra: Why It’s Philly’s Best Basketball Tradition

YouTube Special:

Anthony Sorgi doing play-by-play of the Saint Joseph’s Prep (Pa.) at Brentwood Academy (Tenn.) game on September 4, 2026, a game between two of America’s top high school football teams.

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 and Marian Order of the Immaculate Conception, national news outlets such as America Magazine and Our Sunday Visitor, 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

Do you have a great story that we should make into a Sorgi Story across one of more than 20 platforms? Email us here!

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 Compass (Pensacola-Tallahassee): In the September 2026 edition
- A Shepherd to Shepherds, a Caring ‘Giant’ of a Priest

The Catholic Connection (Shreveport): In the June 2026 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

Catholic Key (Kansas City-St. Joseph): Digital Disciple - Blessed Archbishop Fulton Sheen To Be Beatified in Missouri

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 and Joliet, Ill. dioceses? Stay tuned.

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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