When Jesus heard of the death of John the Baptist, he withdrew in a boat to a deserted place by...

“Some seed fell among thorns, and the thorns grew up and choked it.” // Matthew 13:7 I feel like I’ve...

For as often as you eat this bread and drink the cup, you proclaim the death of the Lord until...

After she and her household had been baptized, she offered us an invitation, “If you consider me a believer in...

He asked them, “What are you discussing as you walk along?” // Luke 24:17 Today I’m struck by the fact...

"How can you believe, when you accept praise from one another and do not seek the praise that comes from...

The LORD said to Samuel: “How long will you grieve for Saul, whom I have rejected as king of Israel?"...

“She will bear a son and you are to name him Jesus, because he will save his people from their...

On the feast of All Souls, the thought of the death of a close family member or friend constricts my...

"You shall love your neighbor as yourself" (Mark 12:31). I’ve read, and heard, and prayed these words so often in...

I often try to barter with Jesus when it comes to change. I know He wants to change my heart,...

Staring out my kitchen window in a daze, I wonder why I feel so stagnant and stuck; a general malaise,...

Often in my spiritual life I pray as if I’m asking the same question as the disciples in today’s Gospel,...

Tempting as it is to let the rereading of the first words of Genesis 1:1-19 wash over me like an...

It is unbelievable but also deeply comforting to hear Jesus calm the storm with only a few words. It is...

Anna is one of the most beautiful and mysterious figures of the Gospels about whom I always wish I knew...

I think most of us can read today’s Second Reading from Saint Paul’s letter to the Thessalonians (1 Thessalonians 5:1-6)...