Ping ping! Hearing the familiar sound, I tapped the screen of my phone to see a message from a respected...

We called her “Snazzy,” short for “Sister Nazzy,” short for Sister Mary Nazarene. I loved this tiny, Birkenstock-wearing sister with...

I’m a sucker for a good training program. It can be a challenge to eat healthier, a few weeks to...

I used to think humility meant never accepting a compliment or believing I was uniquely good at anything in particular....

I often think about how much I loved friends who are no longer in my life. The friendships have ended...

“This is the time of fulfillment. The Kingdom of God is at hand. Repent, and believe in the Gospel” (Mark...

Sometimes I feel like a bad Catholic. My rosary beads aren’t worn down nearly as much as they should be,...

These were the seeds of high hopes. As we held them, warming them in our hands, I told the children:...

I gathered my belongings off the cobblestone and started my walk to the train station. As I gallivanted solo through...

He said to him,“You shall love the Lord, your God, with all your heart, with all your soul, and with...

Pain radiated through my legs as our parish priest anointed my Lyme disease-ridden body on my eyelids, ears, nostrils, lips,...

Whenever I hear readings from the Pauline Letters, I think of a certain graduate school professor I had, Father Cassidy....

I left for my senior-year spring break only to return to a half-empty apartment, online classes for the rest of...

Raised in an observant Jewish home, I had no clue Who Jesus was or what He taught. It wasn’t until...

It feels good to open the Bible, read Scripture, close my eyes, and let the Holy Spirit speak to my...

My husband and I have two young sons. As we do our best to prepare for our family’s future, we...

The upcoming U.S. presidential election will be the first in which my oldest son is eligible to vote. I feel...