Begin Your Day in Prayer
Sign up to receive our daily devotions straight to your inbox. It's the best way to begin.
{formbuilder:MTAxMDE1}
Carry Your Sister or Brother
When my son was in the NICU, friends organized a holy hour and Mass to pray for his healing. The priest preached that they—himself and the gathered community—would have to...
Overcoming Pain for Promises
Whenever I have experienced periods of waiting for God to act in my life, I always struggled to remember His promises. Even when the waiting meant that there was bound...
Big Dreams, One Word at a Time
Over the past few years I have adopted the tradition of asking the Lord for a word for my year. One year, my word was “quiet.” The Lord called me...
Cycling through Shaky Soil
Lord, Lord. These words escape my lips often. They spill out of my mouth in moments of fear or trial or heartache. I look for Him there. Through the tears...
Giving With a Joyful Heart
In today’s reading, Isaiah tells us of a promise that the Lord will provide for all of us a feast of wine and rich food—quite the vision of a party...
What Are You Longing For?
I have had many reminders in the past few weeks that we live in a fallen world. A dear woman from my parish died very suddenly. A friend of mine...
Only Say the Word
I echo the words of this Gospel almost every day, as I wrestle and shush my kids on the kneeler, usually counting down the minutes until Mass is over, usually...
Hold the Twinkle Lights
Today is the very last day of the Church year, a liturgical no-man’s land between what has come and what lies ahead. Tomorrow marks the first day of Advent, when...
Know Your King
It’s time to shift gears! We have a King, and He is coming! Who is this King? This is a King whose dominion is everlasting. This is a King who...
Giving and Receiving in a Time of Crosses
“I can see you are hurting,” she said as she looked into my eyes brimming with tears. Then with a hug that enfolded all my worries in a warm assurance...
Surrender Your Fears to Him
Fear. It comes in many shapes and sizes, sometimes fleeting, in other moments, crippling. Personally? I fear someone I love will die unexpectedly. I fear suffering another miscarriage. I fear...
Giving From Your Deepest Place
I am the rich man, having more than I could ever possibly need. What a help to the temple I am, because I have so much money, and I can...
