I was in trouble. A powerful and intimidating employer was assigning me work that was immoral, a grave offense to...

We all have hearts that bleed, hearts that feel and ache and love. I wonder how we’d live if we...

"The days will come when the bridegroom is taken away from them, and then they will fast" (Matthew 9:15). Sisters,...

Growing up, my family had this delightful wood-burning stove that we would faithfully light in the cold winter months. Every...

"Even now, says the Lord, return to me . . ." (Joel 2:12-18). The first line of today's First Reading...

As we savor the last morsels of Mardi Gras and lean into Ash Wednesday tomorrow, we probably have our Lenten...

It’s my favorite and least favorite Lenten preparation: being honest about what I should give up and take up for...

“O Death, where is your sting?” is a powerful battle cry in the face of Satan who has lost to...

I remember a favorite picture from my childhood Bible of today’s Gospel reading from Saint Mark. Jesus sat beneath a...

The more time I spend in Scripture, the more relevance I draw from the inspired word of God in application...

You have your list of sins, sister. I have mine, including my favorites, the ones I don't want to actually...

I don't want to be last . . . at anything. I fight the desire and temptation to be seen...

I was in the throes of dealing with another positive pregnancy test. The overwhelming emotions of anxiety, fear, frustration, disbelief,...

When I was five years old, I skipped kindergarten. To my horror, I was placed in a foreign classroom and...

The words spoken by Jesus in today’s Gospel always remind me of a love song. These words are a love...

In today's culture, we are bombarded with messages that faithfulness can mean an absence of suffering. They tell us that...

I sat on a couch with a coffee cup between my hands and listened in amazement to the words coming...