Like Christ, we are condemned to suffer and to die because of sin. He suffers willingly and innocently; we suffer, in the beginning at least,
“I prefer a family with tired faces from generous giving, to a family with faces full of makeup that know nothing of tenderness and compassion.
“To receive the grace of God, you must go into the desert and stay awhile.” – Blessed Charles de Foucauld Every Christian must enter the
Lent is just around the corner, which means blog posts galore will circle the internet telling you what you should give up for Lent. In
When I imagine liturgists, this is what comes to mind: Inculturation, the adaptation of liturgical texts, languages, rites, and, most especially, of music, to respect
The other day, I saw an article making rounds through my facebook’s news feed about a brilliant young woman whom “Harvard believes is the next
I’ve noticed that so many young Catholics have an inordinate amount anxiety about their vocations. I definitely put myself into this category. When I understood
I’ve been mulling over a lot of things lately, but one thread that runs through all the variables in my life right now is simple:
New year, new you!—a motto that makes me want to vomit. What’s so great about a new me if I couldn’t even love the old
In my previous column, I discussed the cardinal virtues and stated that they could be of some benefit to us in keeping our New Year’s
“The object of a New Year is not that we should have a new year. It is that we should have a new soul and
“The human being, who is the only creature on earth that God willed for itself, cannot attain its full identity except through a disinterested gift
Last month I joined a Beachbody challenge group with some women from college. I have some weight to lose and have some other fitness goals—not
Perhaps you have heard Catholics mention that they have attended a spiritual retreat at one time or another. Perhaps you have, yourself, been invited to
Every week my wife and I bring our two young children to Mass. We typically go to Mass at the same time each week. We
One of my favorite series in science fiction is the “Spiral Arm” series written by Michael Flynn. This series is set in the future, during
“I have my Bible in my pocket,” said Edgardo C. De Vera, a Filipino apologist, to a group of three Protestants with whom he was
My husband works at our Archdiocesan seminary, and we try to meet him for Mass there at least once a week. The other day, I
I got off active duty almost a year ago now, and last week I have been reminded of one of the many reasons why. Since
I have a confession to make. Well, if you read the title of this post, you already know, but here it is again: Pope Francis
Enviably, I recently canvassed a room full of young people, my students, about church attendance. The occasion was an all-school Mass earlier that day. A non-Catholic student broached
