In Jesus’ time, many people believed that material wealth was a sign of God’s favor . . . a misconception...

I am mother to three small children. They demand my thoughts and attention. They require so much of me both...

One afternoon, a patient walked into our office without an appointment with tooth pain. After telling me her symptoms, she...

Sometimes I struggle with the fact that my faith is so childlike. I'm not great at articulating the core truths...

It wasn’t uncommon for my exasperated mom to cry out, “I can’t have anything nice because of you kids!” when...

Imagine the joy of the Blessed Mother at the moment of her Assumption. There she is as a unified human...

When my husband and I were raising our four children, we were acutely aware of our responsibility to help them...

"Amen, I say to you, unless you turn and become like children, you will not enter the Kingdom of heaven”...

I have a friend who reminds herself each day to "notice small miracles." This is a not only a phrase...

For the last few months I have begun praying a simple, little prayer in the morning as I drive to...

I closed my eyes and breathed in the ocean air. It was a gorgeous day and I was looking forward...

Sometimes when I am having a particularly challenging day, I take five minutes and mentally look back at a play-by-play...

“You, you are Peter, and upon this rock I will build my Church, and the gates of the netherworld shall...

My parents recently gave me a box of old pictures from storage. Inside, a familiar face stared back—mine, morphing from...

Every summer, my family would drive to Tennessee for family vacation. We’d wake up early to hike, spend the afternoons...

When I was young and just out of graduate school, I had ambitions to sing and to write. Neither proved...

Today's readings sure do pack a punch. Against vanity, greed, selfishness, and more. A quote from Saint Therese of Lisieux...