Some Saints are hard to relate to, but when (Saint) Paul says he begged God to relieve him of his...

"Three times I was shipwrecked . . . " (2 Corinthians 11:25). I read that one line from the First...

My daughter was born in August of 2017, and in the nine months of my pregnancy, I read every parenting...

With eyes bright and a huge smile, my friend told me about a project she was working on that would...

Haven’t we as a Church suffered so much lately? Blood spilled and churches burned. Scandals rampage and beliefs are tested....

My weary head finally hits the pillow. By the grace of God I take a moment to thank the Lord....

"But when he comes, the Spirit of truth, he will guide you to all truth" (John 16:14). Truth felt like...

There is something really special about watching adults receive the Sacrament of Baptism at the Easter Vigil. This year was...

In today’s Gospel we don’t meet the meek and quiet Jesus, but instead encounter Him calling us to a radical...

"Now the Lord is the Spirit, and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom" (2 Corinthians 3:17)....

My heart always sinks when I see my children sinning in the same ways I do—when I see my own...

The early Christians were understandably suspicious of newly-Christian Saul/Paul who, right up until his singular conversion, had been actively handing...

I encountered our Blessed Mother when I was in a place of tremendous pain. After a devastating miscarriage, I was...

The Church is on fire. Headlines scream it. Critics shout it. Even the faithful in our pews feel scorched by...

Betrayal: one of life’s most painful experiences. If you have been betrayed by a man you thought was trustworthy, by...

Two years ago the Lord firmly put a desire on my heart that blew my mind: 35 years old and...

There is something so incredibly intimate about hearing someone pray in their own words. Rote prayers are beautiful and helpful...