Mary “kept all these things in her heart” (Luke 2:51). As we celebrate today the Memorial of the Immaculate Heart...

About two years ago, I was working through some life frustration and loneliness. In the quiet of prayer, God gave...

My grandfather and I spent much of my childhood huddled around a magnetic drawing board completing arithmetic problems for fun....

I rocked my son for hours in the dark the first autumn of his life. He spent those long nights...

Earlier this year, I was feeling an intense sense of spiritual desolation. As of January 1st, I had set out...

Lord, attend to my sighing—do You hear me? I have so much weighing on my heart. This {day/event/broken relationship} doesn’t...

Truly encountering Jesus in the Eucharist leaves one changed. It left me changed. A lifelong Catholic, I first encountered Christ...

Today is the feast of Saint Anthony of Padua. During his lifetime he was known for his masterful preaching, knowledge...

The ringing in my ears started a few years ago while I was gardening. It was constant for many months;...

"Fight for her," my spiritual director said over the phone. I'd just shared with him one of the ways I...

In today's First Reading, Old Testament image of the Israeli prophets of Baal hopping around and slashing themselves until they...

The familiar feel of the Host was cool on my tongue. Entering me physically and spiritually, I was completely filled...

A chill mist hung in the air as I lay sprawled on the damp ground. My eyelids grew heavy, my...

As I open my eyes each morning letting the milky light come through my curtains pull me awake: do I...

"I could never do that," I said, amazed at hearing the most beautiful sounds and melodies as my new roommate...

The night I met Jesus, it was love at first sight. He called, I followed, and my life was forever...

Praying used to come easily for me. I’d find a quiet nook or a shady tree and sit right down...