
Toddler Spirituality
As a mom of a two year old girl, I’ve become aware of the struggles of “normal” toddler behavior. One of the more frustrating aspects

As a mom of a two year old girl, I’ve become aware of the struggles of “normal” toddler behavior. One of the more frustrating aspects

Lately, while browsing my otherwise innocuous Facebook wall, I have seen a multitude of people sharing a nifty, colorful flow-chart which sarcastically shows how silly
Recently, I had an experience where my eyes were opened firsthand to the influence that media has on children. A child doesn’t understand the damage

“I am the vine, you are the branches. He who abides in me, and I in him, he it is that bears much fruit, for

I have seen it everywhere, in small churches, big churches, city churches, rural churches. Catholics bored or daydreaming at Mass Often I am guilty of

“May 14, 1988 is an important date for me. It was on that day I was ordained a priest. The longer I am a priest,

I’m a pretty anxious person – I have the prescription to prove it. I tend to look at the details of a situation and easily

Before I begin, let me preface this by saying that it is an extremely rough sketch of a very complex topic. If there are any

“So they’re both napping?” asked my husband, incredulous, “Can you nap?” Quiet time has been pretty rare around my house since my eldest abandoned naps

If singing is praying twice, then praying hymns is more than simply praying twice. It is that by which we feed our souls, uplift our spirits, encounter the Lord, and in doing so, become whole when broken.

Thanks to the mysteries of the internet, I’ve wound up befriending Stephen Bullivant through Facebook over the last couple of years and this January he

How often do you walk by someone who is homeless or in need, asking for change on the street? This is often more common in

“For God so loved the world that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life. For

Not too long ago, my best friend moved in with her boyfriend. It’s a big deal: this is her third long-term, serious relationship, but the

Every Friday morning, my mother and I visit the local abortion clinic. Women travel from three neighboring states to terminate their pregnancies. The doctor flies

Since becoming a father I can’t even count the number of times I have heard variations of “Oh, you’ll see, just wait. Once you have

I am not a natural deep cleaner. Extensive projects that involve organizing minutiae, inordinate scrubbing, and rubber gloves are just not my thing. Now I’m

Ever since childhood I was always taught to treat the Bible with a certain amount of respect. This included never setting it on the bare

“‘Thomas! Thomas!’ two snickering friars called, rousing their brother who was bent over his books. ‘Look out the window—there are pigs flying about in the sky!’ Thomas

Teaching always involves a curve ball. This past fall I taught “Introduction to Moral Theology and Ethics” at The Catholic University of America. For the
Life has brought a lot of changes for me over the last year. This time last year I was a Green Beret, deployed with my