I lined up the stainless steel plates next to the stove. The lasagna had baked and rested, and now my...

Any time I read this Gospel (John 15:9-17), I hear the voice of the priest at my wedding. This was...

I eased my car into the last-available slot of the small parking lot. I wanted to get some errands done...

In the quiet pre-dawn while my family slept, I took out the peanut butter. The jar felt light in my...

I have recently been reading about the idea of creating a home where the love of God is reflected so...

I ran up the stairs and looked in each of the rooms as fast as I could, trying to be...

"If you ask anything of me in my name, I will do it" (John 14:14). I don’t understand those words....

My family has lived in my hometown for generations. The road we took to Mass each Sunday was named after...

There is a small town in southern Minnesota where a family opens their house on a plot of land to...

His face lights up when I enter through the sliding doors. Pink walls and a pastel, flora sofa provide the...

I immediately recognized his childlike handwriting on the envelope. Relief flooded my heart because we had not heard from him...

Peter: When he was insulted, he returned no insult. Me: But HE wasn’t on Facebook. As a Christian, I am...

It's easy to take so much of our everyday lives for granted—particularly how our bodies work. It's hard to be...

I, too, have been Saul; not in breathing murderous threats (Acts 9:1) or raging anger towards Christ’s followers, but I...

I used to starve myself. For years, I went through life learning how to neglect the thunderous rumble of the...

I began my senior year of college this past fall filled with excitement and expectant hope. I anticipated the fulfillment...

Jesus desires that every single person would know His living promise: "I am the bread of life; Whoever comes to...