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Not a Failure in Your Faith
"Because he is found by those who do not test him, and manifests himself to those who do not disbelieve him" (Wisdom 1:2). I am constantly ebbing and flowing between...
The End Times and My End Times
"So also Christ, offered once to take away the sins of many, will appear a second time, not to take away sin but to bring salvation to those who eagerly...
Discovering Our Mission Through His Trust
In today’s Gospel reading from Saint Luke, Jesus says, “The person who is trustworthy in very small matters is also trustworthy in great ones; and the person who is dishonest...
Simple Moments
“No one has believed me; I don’t know what to do anymore. Just take all the teeth out; I’m sick of them.” A walk-in patient sat in my operatory chair,...
The Lord Knew Him and Us
He leaned against our kitchen counter, clutching his plate close to his chest, quickly shoveling forkfuls of food in his mouth. His eyes darted around nervously, a habit he developed...
Renouncing All for Him
Tears filled my eyes as I struggled to nurse my three-week-old daughter. Our visiting parents had left town, my husband was on campus taking graduate classes, and I was home...
Pray in Faith for Our Dead
On the feast of All Souls, the thought of the death of a close family member or friend constricts my heart. As Catholics, we profess the resurrection of the dead...
Which Saint Will You Sing With?
I often wonder what the voices of the Saints sounded like. What did Saint Maximilian Kolbe’s voice sound like when he stepped forward in Auschwitz and said he would take...
Not Easy-Breezy Neighborly Love
"You shall love your neighbor as yourself" (Mark 12:31). I’ve read, and heard, and prayed these words so often in my life, yet this time I can only think, “But...
What's Humble Holiness All About?
I walked up the smooth stone steps, balancing a tray of muffins in one hand as my five-month-old daughter squirmed on my hip, and repeatedly poked me in the eye...
Human Respect and a Dinner Party Full of Jerks
I have spent the better part of the last decade being Catholic in the public eye. Also privately, thanks be to God, but it's the public part that helped me...
That Truest Identity
My husband is an immigration attorney, and I’m always so fascinated by the stories he tells of the men and women who come to our great nation seeking to become...
