I have long appreciated intercessory prayer in my own prayer life. I love praying for other's intentions; I find it...

We live in a nice, quiet Mayberry-type town. People are friendly, there are plenty of parades, everyone knows your name,...

"For from the fullness of the heart, the mouth speaks." (Luke 6:45) Jesus tells us what it looks like when...

Wait, what? My pulse quickens. My skin flushes. I feel like I am under water. Have I taken a breath?...

Today we celebrate the feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross. We all are ever grateful for what was...

I like comfortable. I love comfortable. Sometimes, I’ve made comfortable an idol. Have you? And, boy, is it hard to...

The first sentence in today's Letter to the Colossians can be broken down into three words as it relates to...

Suffering. It happens everyday—the lingering virus, the teething baby, forgoing the purchase of those desired shoes, the irritating bug bite,...

I turned 28 a few days ago. I’m single. I’m not in a serious relationship. I have been in serious...

Man, those Pharisees just didn’t get it. They were so busy prioritizing law over love and ‘measuring up’ over mercy...

Years and years ago, my Grandma Alice took an interest in family genealogy. Back then, there was no Ancestry.com, or...

“Unbelievable.” That word circled my mind as I tightly clutched the positive pregnancy test in my hand. I hadn’t ever...

Seasons of life. That’s what it so often comes down to. I can’t do this thing now, even though I...

Isn’t there something so wonderful about holding a hand-written letter from the mail? It becomes a little treasure which is...

As a teen, when I thought of holiness I imagined priests and nuns kneeling in church praying quietly. It seemed...

I am a chronic procrastinator. This is especially true when I am faced with a daunting task. Teach myself a...

The Gospel today provides us with some of the most compelling and even scary imagery to launch us into a...