When I was a child, we took a vacation to Cape Cod and stayed in an old house right on...

The sun was shining, but it did little to console the coldness I felt in my heart. I watched my...

Today's Gospel reading (see Luke 9:18-22) is such a tender-hearted one: here the disciples stand before their Lord after many...

When I was twenty-three years old I stood at the front of my congregation facing the altar. With my priest...

For years I questioned why I was so peaceful over my father's death. Since the day of his funeral, instead...

I came into full communion with the Catholic Church twelve years ago. A major hurdle to my conversion was the...

I need the Eucharist for many reasons. The Eucharist grounds me. On the days when I go to Mass but...

This past Sunday was my eldest’s First Holy Communion. She has looked forward to this day for years now; I...

In today’s Gospel, we hear the words we repeat at every Mass just before receiving Communion. “Lord, I am not...

First Reading: Acts 9:31-42 The Church throughout all Judea, Galilee, and Samaria was at peace. She was being built up...

First Reading: Exodus 24:3-8 Moses came and told the people all the words of the LORD and all the ordinances;...

For today's readings, we have the Ten Commandments juxtaposed with Christ driving out the money changers in the temple. Two...