I will be the first to admit that I love knowing (often useless) bits of information. Trivia games excite me, as I like to impress
How many times have you said “I trust You” to God in prayer, and yet felt unsure of what you were saying? How often do
It is the heart of Christianity, though, to leave the safety of innocence and take the pain and suffering of someone else’s guilt upon yourself…Fight to preserve the innocent, but fight just as hard to restore the guilty.
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
The gospel of Luke is the most Marian gospel. It provides the five joyful mysteries: the Annunciation, the Visitation, the Nativity, the Presentation, and the
Waiting is a theme in every human being’s life. Nothing that we aspire to or achieve comes without some sort of waiting period. Most people
One of my favorite saints is St. Francis de Sales (and not just because he is the patron saint of writers). During his lifetime, he
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
Every year my family eats a special Polish Christmas Eve dinner. We start at the traditional moment, which is right after spotting the first star
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
In Tolkien’s classic The Lord of the Rings, two of his greatest heroes, Frodo and Sam, seem to be at odds over their relationship with
“Sweet little Jesus boy, / Born in a manger, / Sweet little holy Child, / We didn’t know who you was.” The revelation of the
The United States Postal Service this Christmas gives thanks for Christmas cards, as we all transmit our Christmas greetings through their service. Their volumes surely
It’s the week leading up to Christmas Day. The hustle and bustle is apparent; stress vividly displayed on mother’s touting their toddlers in and out
After all these years, what has Pope Francis meant by the thought of being “narrow?” I have heard it plenty of times in different circumstances
My first Confirmation class (quite some years ago now) ended with an enticing cliffhanger: “Next week, I’ll teach you how to lie,” our teacher told
My mom posted this image on my facebook wall this morning. It was undoubtedly the mysterious and ironic workings of Providence that prompted her to
“Preach the Gospel, and when necessary use words.” We live in a time when many people spend most of their lives in stressful and often-dull
“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
