As we journey through the Gospel of Mark this week, we read accounts of Jesus’ travels on the Sea of...

The waves were big and powerful. My arms were worn out from paddling so hard, and my heart beat fast...

I’m not someone who enjoys a creepy horror movie depicting the seemingly ordinary and unsuspecting main character who battles for...

When I became a godmother for the first time, upon dressing my newborn goddaughter, we realized the store had failed...

We were soaked in sunscreen, swimsuits, and sun-wrap dresses. It was spring break my sophomore year of college, and our...

Today's First Reading always makes me somewhat queasy. David goes to great lengths, all to cover up his own sin....

“God will provide.” A simple phrase my mom refers to as 'my tagline.' They are words I have repeated for...

It is the dead of winter here in the Upper Midwest. Dead isn’t really accurate, is it? Perhaps a more...

Father processed throughout the room, the gleaming monstrance held high, light reflecting from the shiny points surrounding the Eucharist. The...

Cold fear filled my heart as I waited in the long Confession line, dreading pronouncing the words that named my...

"The people who walked in darkness have seen a great light" (Isaiah 9:2). Sisters, we are all walking together on...

"These signs will accompany those who believe . . . " (Mark 16:17). In today's Gospel, Our Lord tells the...

You called me. Appointed me. You called me by name, into existence. You called me to be with You. You...

In high school, I lost my best friend. We used to be neighbors, and we had been friends since we...

The snow whipped around our car as we traveled through the wet lake-effect snowstorm east of Lake Erie. My Michigan-native...

On paper, this guy was perfect, everything I wanted in a future spouse. It was like God had designed him...

I heard the bell buzz over the intercom and groaned inwardly. I was supposed to put down my work and...