My Grandma went by the name "Sophie" her entire life. So, when I learned that her full name was Sophia,...

During a serious health crisis, I reached a moment of—I’m ashamed to say—full on, wild-eyed hysteria. I called my best...

For most of my life, I didn't want to hear about being a temple of the Holy Spirit. That tired...

"Because he is found by those who do not test him, and manifests himself to those who do not disbelieve...

"So also Christ, offered once to take away the sins of many, will appear a second time, not to take...

In today’s Gospel reading from Saint Luke, Jesus says, “The person who is trustworthy in very small matters is also...

“No one has believed me; I don’t know what to do anymore. Just take all the teeth out; I’m sick...

He leaned against our kitchen counter, clutching his plate close to his chest, quickly shoveling forkfuls of food in his...

Tears filled my eyes as I struggled to nurse my three-week-old daughter. Our visiting parents had left town, my husband...

On the feast of All Souls, the thought of the death of a close family member or friend constricts my...

I often wonder what the voices of the Saints sounded like. What did Saint Maximilian Kolbe’s voice sound like when...

"You shall love your neighbor as yourself" (Mark 12:31). I’ve read, and heard, and prayed these words so often in...

I walked up the smooth stone steps, balancing a tray of muffins in one hand as my five-month-old daughter squirmed...

I have spent the better part of the last decade being Catholic in the public eye. Also privately, thanks be...

My husband is an immigration attorney, and I’m always so fascinated by the stories he tells of the men and...

"For behold, some are last who will be first, and some are first who will be last" (Luke 13:30). I...

We don't often see the little things we do as significant, but God notices every small move we make. I...