You have heard the phrase so many times in many different forms . . ."Talk the talk and Walk the...

  The readings today feel like a divine whack with a two-by-four from the Holy Spirit. Whack! Boom! Ouch! One...

Over half a century ago Richard Wilbur wrote a poem called “Plain Song for Comadre” about a woman who cleans...

There they are, old friends from college. Not really friends, we still run in the same circle, though. Insensitive during...

Today’s readings from Ezekiel and Matthew can be pretty well summed up by another familiar Bible verse, Luke 12:48: “To...

Act, and God will act. Saint Joan of Arc It is the year 2015. We live in the "future," a...

‘Tis the season for Catholics everywhere to mark our heads with ash, give up chocolate, eat fried fish on Fridays,...

Have you ever spoken and felt like your words fell on deaf ears? Maybe it was in the context of...

Rules, so many rules. At first glance, you, too, will probably notice today’s readings are chock full of rules. Of...

How is your Lent going, so far, sisters? Do you, like me, get frustrated with yourself sometimes because you feel...

When I was seven, a classmate accused me of stealing her bracelet. In fact, she had given it to me...

Why do you fast? Fasting is both an Old Testament and New Testament practice. We mostly look to it as...

You already did it today. When you rolled over and kissed your husband good morning. Or when you threw on...

Against thee, thee only, have I sinned. Return to me with all your heart. Rend your garments. Proclaim a fast,...

The story of Noah's Ark is a favorite with my young children. I do a rather dramatic reading from their...

Ah, jealousy. That little insidious little soul killer. Every time I think I'm doing well, it trips me up again....

I remember helping in RCIA at my parish in Los Angeles, and we had broken out into small groups. In...