Following the Paris and San Bernardino attacks, we are once again embroiled in the perennial question of whether or not Islam is a religion of
Multiple times I have written about the struggles of being a goal-oriented person, about the difficulty in surrendering when my first instinct is to try
My husband is about to defend his doctoral dissertation. A journey that began even before we were married is finally (finally!) coming to an end.
“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
As I started thinking about all the things I want and need to get done before Christmas, I realized that I need to set priorities
Adam lay bounden, Bounden in a bond; Four thousand winter Thought he not too long. And all was for an apple, An apple that he
In the wake of the Paris attacks, voices across the West are once again debating whether or not Islam is an inherently violent religion. One
In my work with our parish’s Confirmation students, I try to convey that Jesus Christ is more than a nice guy whose life is recorded
I have been thinking about saints a lot recently. Not any particular saint, but just saints in general. You see, a few years ago I
Dante Alighieri’s Divine Comedy and Giovanni Boccaccio’s Decameron are two monumental works of the late Middle Ages. The Purgatorio from the Divine Comedy explores the
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
Pope Francis is a celebrity, taking over mainstream magazines and news stations, generating talk all over the globe about his actions and the Catholic Church.
When Job cries out against God in his suffering, God questions Job, “Can you draw out Leviathan with a hook, or snare his tongue with
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
I’ve heard several people express the sentiment that of all Catholic traditions, the veneration of relics is the one they least understand, and they are
I’m a new priest and I have a lot to learn. Of course, working in a parish affords me many opportunities to work with different
Questions such as communion for the divorced and remarried, female deacons, and acceptance of homosexual relationships have dominated the media discussion about the Synod that
“Mooooommmmy! MOM-MY!” My typical day starts with the high pitched voice of my two year old, yelling for me from her crib. Most of the
A few months ago, my husband and I agreed to re-do the roof on the outreach and hospitality house we run for the Parish in
When I was little, I decided that I was going to take a new and unusual saint for my confirmation patron. I wanted to stand
It seems as though New York City is still in a daze after our visit from the Holy Father last week. He was here for
