“If a house is divided against itself, that house will not be able to stand.” // Mark 3:25 I put...

The desert and the parched land will exult; the steppe will rejoice and bloom. They will bloom with abundant flowers,...

He said, “I tell you truly, this poor widow put in more than all the rest; for those others have...

“Ask and you will receive, so that your joy will be complete.” // John 16:24 I wondered if it was...

Then Peter approaching asked him, “Lord, if my brother sins against me, how often must I forgive him? As many...

Then Peter took Him aside and began to rebuke Him. // Mark 8:32 “Look on the bright side,” I often...

"They are the people who hear the word, but worldly anxiety, the lure of riches, and the craving for other...

Sometimes the fight feels futile. The rosaries, the novenas, the late-night pleas on your knees—they often feel, well, weak. Because...

The wolves are circling. They cycle daily through screens that are full of hatred and mouths that are full of...

I was in my twenties when I met the father who gave me life. Up until that point, all I...

When I was a kid, I was afraid of the dark. I used to bathe it in light with the...

My father was always tricky to please. It wasn’t necessarily his fault. It was the chemicals in his body—they made...

“I got you an exercise bike!” I blurted out to my husband just five days before Christmas. He knew to...

I sensed an emptiness inside that I couldn’t ignore. It was an emptiness that brought years of tears and heartache,...

I always hated roll call on the first day of school because I never knew which name the teacher was...

Sometimes I feel like a bad Catholic. My rosary beads aren’t worn down nearly as much as they should be,...

I don’t know what happens to us as we age, how we go from sitting on the trampoline and marveling...