
“In Bitterness Is My Joy”
These readings may seem a little harsh: God putting Job in his place, Jesus proclaiming woe to those who reject Him. Why would God point

These readings may seem a little harsh: God putting Job in his place, Jesus proclaiming woe to those who reject Him. Why would God point

Recently, my life seems to be changing at a rapid rate, and these changes are major ones. The Lord is adjusting my body, my soul

Once when Jesus was praying in solitude, and the disciples were with him, he asked them, “Who do the crowds say that I am?” They

Jesus told His disciples a parable: “Can a blind person guide a blind person? Will not both fall into a pit? No disciple is superior

What I consider weakness, the Lord uses as strength. What I see as a hindrance, the Lord turns into an asset. All my life I

As Catholics, Faith is a virtue — not a sentiment we uphold against our own choosing. Faith is manifest in the regular assent to God,

Recently, Bishop Caggiano tweeted out something that was so profound that it stopped me in my tracks. I could not find the exact quote again,

“I will have only one wisdom: the science of the cross.” —Venerable Francis-Xavier Nguyễn Văn Thuận Earlier this week, I was able to attend a

I have been fairly open about the influence of living with Type 1 diabetes and my struggles in managing the condition. There have been aspects

Last November, you may have read the news story about the new shoe store that opened up in a mall in Los Angeles. It was

If someone invited you to watch a Broadway musical, along with free plane tickets, would you come? What if you were invited to attend the

Some Pharisees approached Jesus, and tested him, saying, “Is it lawful for a man to divorce his wife for any cause whatever?” He said in

The great American activist and Servant of God, Dorothy Day, was quite famous for her work with the poor. She was a twentieth-century American version

Guest post by Alex Moorhouse. Doors open and close at different points in our lives. An athlete who puts in the hours can find that

The kingdom of Heaven will be as when a man goes on a journey, who called his servants and entrusted to them his property. ~

Christ has allowed us to become children of God. Compare the timidity and self-abnegation of Abraham’s prayer with the confidence which Christ teaches us in

And I tell you, Ask, and it will be given you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you. ~

Many saints and blesseds were active in the media. St. Francis de Sales, for example, is the patron saint of writers and publishers for his

Jesus was going through a field of grain on the sabbath. His disciples were hungry and began to pick the heads of grain and eat

Many people get angry at God when things go wrong in their lives. “God, how could you let this happen? I thought you were a

Jesus said to him, “I am the way, and the truth, and the life; no one comes to the Father, but by Me. — Jn