The hero’s journey does not culminate in flawless strength but in mercy, which transforms brokenness, bringing love into the world....

As we discover in Les Misérables, our ability to emulate God’s mercy toward others depends on the extent to which...

If you’ve never read any writings of a Church father, this is your invitation to begin. The Confessions by Saint Augustine...

What do we do when someone disappoints our illusion of them? Here are three ideas to consider.

No matter the season, we are called to love our neighbor. Explore creative ways to practice the Corporal Works of...

How do we learn to forgive? Specific Scripture verses teach us how to forgive one another, including ourselves.

Whenever I pack to go camping, it’s inevitable that I will find myself asking the same question. Generally between stops...

Early in my teaching career, I learned that to have credibility with my students, I had to “say what I...

I am a repeat Facebook deleter. Since I was allowed to have my first Facebook account as a teenager, I...

Imagine it is a hot day, one of those time-stands-still-sweat-pouring-out-of-you kind of days. You go to reach in your bag...

In His goodness, God has turned the shame I carried all my life into His fame. He has made me...

Every Divine Mercy Sunday, I am filled with gratitude for the Gospel that is read at Mass. I have always...

The Easter story hinges on one detail: the Resurrection. Without resurrection, Easter is business as usual... yesterday’s news. The story...

As we near the last two weeks of Lent, traditionally known as Passiontide, we consider even more the profound sufferings...

I joined the party almost a decade late, but Call the Midwife is a BBC TV Series that you can...

"Forgiveness is letting the prisoner go free, only to know the prisoner is me" is an adage that could not...

The other day, my daughter and I were having a conversation about Heaven. She thought that everybody in Heaven were...