
On Bodies, Relics, and Canonization
Or: “Why We Need to Stop Fighting over Venerable Sheen’s Body” What would Venerable Sheen say about the public debate over the progression of his

Or: “Why We Need to Stop Fighting over Venerable Sheen’s Body” What would Venerable Sheen say about the public debate over the progression of his

My God, I am sorry for my sins with all my heart. In choosing to do wrong and failing to do good, I have sinned

Healing Wounds Begins With Radical Love It’s a beautiful Autumn Sunday morning at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church. The homily is over, the Creed has been

By Sarah Summers Granger “I dream of a missionary impulse capable of transforming everything.” – Pope Francis Ten years ago, I didn’t want a transformative

O Jesus, dwelling before me in the form and likeness of bread; containing your uncontainable infinity with the confines of a tiny wafer, which rests

One of the more popular, misunderstood, and challenging problems Catholics face today is the topic of homosexuality. I think of the many great strides we

The college semester is upon us again, and at most universities the new academic year is either now beginning or has recently begun []. For

Today, a cashier told me that I seemed “really down-to-Earth,” and I decided to take it as a compliment. A few years ago, however, that

The Bible mentions subjugation of wives and everyone gets upset, but Christian Grey does it and nobody bats an eye! Tell me how this makes

By now, most Filipinos already know the good news that Pope Francis will visit the Philippines from January 11-15, 2015. Here are my thoughts about
When I heard of the atrocities happening in Mosul this past week, I couldn’t believe it. I still can’t. This is happening in our world

The descriptions are many, the adjectives are abundant. Travesty. Horrific. Incomprehensible. Senseless. You can’t scroll down one page on Facebook without seeing a shared link

Wives should be subordinate to their husbands as to the Lord. -Ephesians 5:22 I used to think that being submissive or subordinate meant that you

For the first 7 years of our marriage, I tried my darndest to be the best husband on the planet. “Get over yourself, Nic” was

(This post is part of a series. Read Part 1 here.) Until I put it into the context of the child and parent relationship, I never understood

Not choosing to do an examination of conscience. There are plenty of good sources to help examine the conscience. I like the one provided in

So apparently I am not the only one who loves Pope Francis! Of course it is one thing to like someone and another thing to

Exhaustion, stress, feeling overwhelmed… These feelings can become a part of our lives, pushing all of the joy to the back burner. Life’s beautiful moments

Everything Pope Francis says is always so heartfelt, so quotable, so real. Reading through all of the speeches, homilies and messages that he gives is a

The other night at bedtime, I vowed not to read any stories to anyone who did not clean up their toys. When they saw that

Anne Costa’s book, Embracing Edith Stein, was my traveling companion on my recent trip to Missouri. I wish I had spent more than a few hours