“Georgia?” I questioned God with clenched fists and gritted teeth. But it’s humid there and the bugs are barbaric and...

I stepped into the chapel of Sainte Chapelle in Paris and had to catch my breath. It's magnificent, I said...

The white flakes fell around us as we walked our way through the valley under the steep mountains. We stopped...

My mom has a devotion to Saint Joseph. Over the years when I was frustrated about dating, my vocation or...

During a drought in 1936, as the United States slowly crawled out of the Great Depression, my great grandfather’s berry...

Forgiveness is fire. I’d rather avoid it. I hate to go near it. The closer you get, the hotter you...

A few short years ago, I held the title of Army Commander, just like my friend Naaman (2 Kings 5)....

If you and I were chatting about life over brunch, I'd tell you—with a laugh—that "I just wish I knew...

A few years ago, I helped with a “busy student retreat” at a Newman Center. Over the course of a...

Joseph and his coat. Jealousy, envy, comparison, greed, and malice. The mind and heart can be dark places, can't they?...

Although I wasn’t looking at him, I could feel his eyes upon me. I slowly turned towards him and smiled....

“Oh yeah, I guess you can come, too.” Not an enthusiastic invite, but I breathed a sigh of relief all...

According to Webster, redemption means the act of making something better or more acceptable, the act of exchanging something for...

Her hands trembled as she nervously gathered her hair away from her sweat-soaked neck. She was nineteen years old and...

For years, Instagram has been a space where I deposit my musings in prayer, and I have loved sharing the...

As a teenager, I could not wrap my head around why my parents had (what felt like) a million rules....

When I was very young, my family took a vacation on a lake. It was not something we had done...