Featured Story - CatholicPhilly

It was hard not to see someone walking the streets or sitting in cafes just south of Philadelphia City Hall who didn’t bear the mark of Christ on their forehead Ash Wednesday. Odds are, they’d visited one neighborhood’s historic Catholic church.

Featured Story - Harrisburg Catholic Witness

In a time that is seemingly seeing more people experiencing greater suffering due to personal, circumstantial, economic or social forces, it is easy to feel like you’re already in Lent before you enter it. Do we still have to sacrifice when we’re already suffering?

More of the latest by Jay Sorgi

Denver Catholic Magazine: 3 Seminarians, 3 Apostolates Bring 1 Uncommon Commitment to Christ (February 26)

Milwaukee Catholic Herald: Waukesha Pastor’s Podcast Rooted in Catholic Stories (February 24)

Baltimore Catholic Review: ‘High-adventure faith’ at retreat center in Emmitsburg (February 23)

CatholicPhilly: Thousands in Center City Come to Historic Church for 50 Liturgies on Ash Wednesday (February 20)

CatholicPhilly: Annie’s Home Welcomes New Leaders, Broader Cenacle Partnership (February 20)

Marian Helper Magazine: Spiking the Vocation (February 19)

Harrisburg Catholic Witness: Do We Still Have to Sacrifice in Lent if We’re Already Suffering? A Spiritual Director Answers (February 18)

Milwaukee Catholic Herald: Teacher of the Year (February 17)
- Litza Janowski, Blessed Sacrament, Milwaukee
- Colleen Parks, Saint Mary’s Visitation, Elm Grove
- Martha Perez, Nativity Jesuit Academy, Milwaukee

CatholicPhilly: Three Choirs Join to Sing of Unity Through Diverse Voices (February 17)

Harvest Magazine (Josephites): Winter 2025 Issue
- Faith and Flight: You Can Call Him Brother or Lieutenant
- New Young Saints Prove Holiness Is Attainable for Young
- The Digital and the Dust

Denver Catholic Magazine: Deacon Dads, Married Kids - A Catholic Love Story Written by Providence (February 14)

Baltimore Catholic Review: Deacon Jack Ames, Project Rachel volunteer and educator, dies at 74 (February 12)

Marian Helper Magazine: Gary Kubiak - Taking God to the Super Bowl (February 7)

CatholicPhilly: Gospel, Traditional, and Jewish Choirs Will Unite Sunday at Cathedral Basilica (February 6)

CatholicPhilly: For 41 Years, Catholic Charities’ Fran Swiacki Has Seen ‘God’s Face’ (February 6)

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. 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 10 Catholic dioceses from New York to Oakland and nationally-recognized 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.

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
- ‘Sister Flo’ ready to go; New leader named for Monsignor O’Dwyer Retreat Center

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

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 Journey from Bloomsburg Campus Minister to Dominican Sister in Nashville
- Icon Connected to Marian Miracles to be Restored at Harrisburg Parish
- Meet Glenn and Mary, the Glenmarys and God’s Call to Compassion

Harvest Magazine (Josephites): Winter 2025 Issue
- Faith and Flight: You Can Call Him Brother or Lieutenant
- New Young Saints Prove Holiness Is Attainable for Young
- The Digital and the Dust

Marian Helper Magazine:
- 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

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: 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:
- 'A calling': Why Mario Alioto moved from San Francisco Giants to leading Catholic Charities East Bay
- God ‘at my fingertips’: How Xavier Society for the Blind helps Oakland’s sight-impaired
- ‘You are Christ’s body’: A Catholic call to community amidst the immigration crisis

OnMission (Green Bay):
- Finding God in a Game: The Packers’ Win in Super Bowl XLV
- The Faith Life of Vince Lombardi - Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3

Society of Saint Vincent de Paul USA: A Prescription for Hope: How SVdP’s Pharmacies Change Lives One Pill at a Time

Stories with Saint Joseph Notre Dame High School (Alameda, Ca.) and the Worcester Diocese? Stay tuned.

Featured Series: Vince Lombardi

Featured Series: Finding God in a Game

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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