As a child, I loved to read a book we had about the story of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, which...

Am I the only one counting the days left in Lent? It’s a little embarrassing how weary I’ve become with...

My hometown cathedral houses a beautiful statue of the Holy Family. The statue depicts the Child Jesus standing in front...

[devotion based upon the readings for Year B] We’re almost there, sisters. It’s the final Sunday before Palm Sunday and...

"Nicodemus, one of their members who had come to him earlier, said to them, 'Does our law condemn a person...

My dad died before he could walk me down the aisle. This was the first thought that came to my...

I slid into the pew before the Blessed Sacrament, woeful and heavy-hearted. I needed to go to Confession but hadn’t...

“Do you want to be well?” he asked. (John: 5:6) Six words. A simple question. But what do I answer?...

One restless night, while on a silent retreat a few years ago, my heart was experiencing a lot of pain....

A couple of months ago, I received word that someone I love dearly was in the hospital. It was midday...

When I read the daily devotions, if the First Reading is from the Old Testament, I admittedly tend to skim...

Today's USCCB Readings "Pray about it," my husband would say in an almost robotic sort of tone. It was his...

I was ten years old. I slowly become aware that other families in our neighborhood had nicer things, newer cars,...

Some wounds heal easily—skinned knees, cut fingers. A bandage and some ointment usually fix things. But what about those invisible...

I feel this First Reading in my bones. Naaman the leper was sent to Elisha the prophet. His problem was...

--- Gospel JN 2:13-25 Since the Passover of the Jews was near, Jesus went up to Jerusalem. He found in...

There are three main characters in this Gospel—the father, the faithful son, and the son who squanders it all. Most...