Age is an interesting concept. What was once considered old, our modern experience now perceives as the prime of life....

A few months ago, I overheard my daughter Kristen talking over the phone with her friend. She beamed as she...

I walked along the edge of the water, approaching the park bench with trepidation. The sun reflected off the lake...

Mental illness doesn’t discriminate. It touches the lives of people in every corner of society: from the homeless and unemployed...

I couldn’t believe what I had just heard: “Be open to discerning everything all over again.” How could this be...

“Go where you can love God best.” My spiritual director shared this advice at a Holy Hour for discerning women....

Is almsgiving something you practice seasonally during Advent and Lent? Is almsgiving something you give more thought to when the...

I run into many people who can’t believe I have “so many” kids. Whether at the grocery store, at the...

Looking back at past Lents, I can recall doing Whole30, giving up alcohol, giving up sweets, and then there were...

Our annual season of fasting and repentance is days away. Many of us have yet to determine what we will...

…all the days ordained for me were written in your book before one of them came to be. // Psalm...

In my years teaching in public schools, I started to notice a subtle but steady presence of cultural orphan mentality....

Adoration offers time for deep, focused meditation. I often close my eyes. Sometimes, I have visions or dream-like encounters that...

February is upon us. The month of heart-shaped candies printed with the classic texts reading “call me,” “soul mate,” and...

If you want to know how Valentine's Day can make single women feel, watch 30 Rock. In the 13th episode...

One of the things I have observed about my parents’ marriage and eventual divorce is the fact that they rarely...

Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. // Matthew 5:3 When we think of...