Last Lent, I had the opportunity to do the Spiritual Exercises of Saint Ignatius for the first time. A long-time...

For months she had requested that we go on an afternoon walk through the cemetery. Maybe it was years. I...

I don’t often ponder the philosophy behind someone’s hair. I’ve always figured it was simple—a ponytail equates to convenience; a...

“Pick me, pick me, pick me . . . .” Over on the sidelines I stand hoping, pleading inwardly that...

In today’s Gospel, Jesus says, “I tell you, my friends, do not be afraid of those who kill the body...

I can still hear the Irish brogue of the retired Monseigneur who often heard my confession when I was a...

One of my friends has a habit in prayer to ask God to send the right people. When he prays...

I've spent the last few months feeling pretty out of commission. You don't have to be a mother experiencing first...

"If today you hear his voice, harden not your hearts." (Psalm 95:8) His crying punctuated the early evening air. The...

"[T]o still waters he leads me . . ." (Psalm 23:2) Last year, while on the Blessed is She writer’s...

I’m a big fan of the Blessed Virgin Mary. As I’ve grown older, I’ve come to regard her not just...

There is a nasty trap of the devil I fall into much too often—it is the trap of believing that...

Four years ago my son was born with some pretty serious congenital birth defects. Since then he’s had four surgeries...

I find the story of Jonah fascinating. . . and comical. God called Jonah to preach against Nineveh and its...

There are things we know about God—truths we can hear our entire lives long—yet still find hard to internalize, to...

I was recently on an airline flight, seated in my favorite spot by the window, awaiting the last-minute passengers still...

In recent weeks the Lord has convicted me about my prayer life. Because He knows my temperament and my heart,...