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
I wonder if Mary had seen angels before the Annunication. She was troubled by Gabriel’s words but nothing is mentioned about just being in the
Over the summer my dear friend and roommate put together a gorgeous video about why many Catholic women are returning to the old custom of
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
As my wife and I await the arrival of our second child, our first daughter, we have been filled with many similar emotions and feelings
I have a confession to make: the majority of my friends aren’t Catholic. Many are, indeed, Protestant and for some reason, they all look at me
It was my last class of my senior year of college, and I listened intently as my professor wrapped up his final lecture. I sat
The college semester is upon us again, and at most universities the new academic year is either now beginning or has recently begun []. For
Not only is suicide a sin, it is the sin. It is the ultimate and absolute evil, the refusal to take an interest in existence;
In today’s Gospel (Matthew 15:21-28), Jesus said to the Canaanite woman, “O woman, great is your faith!” There are many people in our Church, community,
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
Last night, I asked my family what percentage of religious persecution in the world they thought was directed at Christians. They guessed about 30%. After all,
The fear of suffering, pain, and death may seem like unconquerable mysteries. My time here at CPE [Clinical Pastoral Education] has helped me to understand,
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
Have you ever heard the story of the man who prayed that God would save him in a flood? He stood on top of his
Once upon a time I was a teenage Catholic who wanted to go to heaven when I died, someday. I figured I would get the
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
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
My baby woke me up at 11, 2, 4 and 6:30 am. The bug bites keep me uncomfortable. I miss my husband – we’ve been
“Christianity, it is said, owes this, that, and the other to Judaism. It has borrowed this, that, and the other from Hellenism. Or from Essenism.
About eighteen months into my marriage I was assessing my spiritual life when I realized something: while I had a wonderful relationship with God the
