We are now more than half way through 2020. In light of the many surprising ways the year has unfolded...

If your friend circles include folks who are Protestant, chances are that you have had the privilege of listening to...

The Easter Gospel stories from both Matthew and John lead with Mary Magdalene. This is as important as it is...

A few years ago, I heard a newscaster reporting on a scene from the Vatican, in which Pope Francis presided...

I am not feeling particularly good at this "fostering faith" thing right now. I thought I was. But, in our...

Last fall, there was a terrible commotion down the street from me—firetrucks and police cars were everywhere, blocking the road....

Honoring the Sacred Heart in the world is a practice of both/and. We have interior work to do, which naturally...

Recently, I was listening to a homily by Fr. Mike Schmitz in which he recounts a comment he heard by...

There are two striking touch points that Pope St. John Paul II includes in this excerpt which I find comforting:...

“The world will be saved by beauty,†we hear. These words consoled Dorothy Day, which tell us a great deal...

There is a park I love and hate to take my kids to when it gets really hot. It is...

Two things washed over me as I listened to the lyrics of Matt Maher’s song, Garden...

Upon becoming a new dad, a friend of mine described the experience of bringing a new baby into a room...

I have been thinking a lot about the dark as the northern hemisphere creeps toward the longest night of the...

Happy Feast of All Saints! This feast begins the month of November and orders our hearts and prayers toward a...

Metaphors are a powerful tool for teaching, and there are few metaphors richer than that of bringing something new to...

In the way that only the Holy Spirit can work, St. Vincent de Paul has been tailing me for a...