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
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.
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
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
“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
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
“I have my Bible in my pocket,” said Edgardo C. De Vera, a Filipino apologist, to a group of three Protestants with whom he was
I gripped my cell phone harder as I listened to my aunt speak about Pope Francis. Stunned, questions ran through my head. As she talked
Now my soul is troubled. And what shall I say? Father, save me from this hour? No: for this purpose I have come to this
It seems like we rarely hear about the Song of Songs anymore. At Mass, we read from this book only a couple times of the
“It is impossible to describe the feeling that comes over you at such a time. The feeling that somehow, in an instant of time, everything
I was born in the mid-1980s, and the majority of my early faith formation happened in the 90s. There are many good things that came
Why are we so bad at evangelizing the culture? I’ve seen this question pop up time and again, mostly in the context of asking why
When I started attending daily Mass, I became more involved with the liturgical year. The seasons, feast days, and celebrations were all at the forefront
This coming Sunday is the Ninth Sunday after Pentecost, and it was with a quote from the Secret Prayer of this Mass that the Fathers
During any phase of transition, the importance of the theological virtues of faith and love are always emphasized. One is counseled to have faith that
Every Christian has at least one time in their faith journey when they feel spiritually dry. For some, this time in the spiritual desert lasts
One Christmas Eve I had the flu. While my family went to Lessons and Carols, I wrote a poem about the pain Mary endured to
Often, young Catholics encounter struggles in their day-to-day lives. These struggles can range from arguing with parents to doing poorly in school, or to having
My husband and I are always amazed when we see a child asleep in an odd place – stretched out across a pew at Mass,
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
