Recently I attended a barbell class at my local gym. We were doing power presses in rapid succession and, with...

"[D]o not worry about how or what your defense will be or about what you are to say. For the...

Many years ago, I served as a missionary for a Catholic ministry. During our training, one of the things I...

“It must feel so good to be received,” a friend observed as I recounted a conversation with someone I met...

The sun was shining, but it did little to console the coldness I felt in my heart. I watched my...

“Just one more cookie, mom! Please?!” my toddler begged in the middle of our family prayer meeting. “I ate my...

"Sing to the Lord a new song" (Psalm 98:1). I awaken this morning with a heart full of expectation. I...

In today's Second Reading, I am struck by Saint Paul's reminder to us—he declares that he has shared the Gospel...

There is a beautiful Marian Shrine in the town where I live dedicated to Our Lady of LaLeche. This image...

Teary-eyed and discouraged I sat in the office of my spiritual director, mulling over a sin that I had confessed...

I have a prayer that I am afraid to speak. I have been holding it close to my heart for...

“Our Fa-der, who art in heaven,” his sweet little voice recites proudly. My son is learning this foundational Christian prayer,...

When we moved into our new home in June, the first new thing I wanted to buy was a dining...

He sat in a pile of rags and plastic bags on the side of the bridge. There was no way...

I have always thought the celebration dances done by professional football players were pretty dumb. Athletes are being paid millions...

A therapist I had when I was in my twenties described it this way: I had an all-out addiction to...

The quiet permeated the peaceful streets of Assisi. I was there with my study abroad program learning about Saint Francis...