“I can see you are hurting,” she said as she looked into my eyes brimming with tears. Then with a...

Fear. It comes in many shapes and sizes, sometimes fleeting, in other moments, crippling. Personally? I fear someone I love...

Salty tears rained down my face as I fell to the ground on my knees. It was late and I...

There are dozens of people in my life that make my existence so full and so joy-filled. My parents will...

Imagine a painting showing an ancient temple. There are tables overturned, and on the floor coins are scattered. There are...

We’d taken a rare evening away from our first-born to catch the opening night of the film "The Passion of...

Today is the Feast of Saint Cecilia, who—providentially—also happens to be my confirmation Saint. I chose her as an idealistic...

I’m quite skillful at filling boxes. Somewhere between the introduction and the conclusion of a conversation, I have already stuffed...

Each time I have read of someone’s encounter with Saint Pope John Paul II, there is a thread that weaves...

During my most recent trip to Confession, the priest gave me a penance that I had never had before. He...

Having been raised in the Protestant tradition, it it took me a while to understand the Catholic focus on Beauty....

Riots, floods, the sun going out . . . it’s easy to wonder if these are the End Times we’ve...

I am friends with a woman who, for years, attended a nice parish where she was involved in multiple Bible...

Christ in the Gospel shows God’s mercy in an interesting, almost stern way. He tells us that our good actions...

I woke early for daily Mass, hoping that the weekly schedule also applied to Saturdays. It’d be so long since...

Today, in the First Reading, we encounter Wisdom. Sophia. The images of Wisdom—a strong, beautiful, resplendent woman—have always appealed to...

God has filled our lives with a plethora of relationships. Take a moment to thank Him for your parents, siblings,...