If you do not forgive others, neither will your Heavenly Father forgive you. Jesus could have said this to the scribes and Pharisees accusing the
Part of the battle to live Lent is to not forget that it is Lent. It is especially hard for busy Catholic professionals caught in
My husband – much like his father – gets things done on his own time schedule. If I ask him to fold the laundry or
I am entering the Church this Easter with a motley crew of candidates in RCIA. Hilda, an elderly black woman, hails from the Bronx and
Don’t doubt it: your vocation is the greatest grace our Lord could have given you. Thank Him for it. -St. Josemaria Escriva I know this
How many times have you said “I trust You” to God in prayer, and yet felt unsure of what you were saying? How often do
When I imagine liturgists, this is what comes to mind: Inculturation, the adaptation of liturgical texts, languages, rites, and, most especially, of music, to respect
One of my favorite saints is St. Francis de Sales (and not just because he is the patron saint of writers). During his lifetime, he
When I meet with the Confirmation students in my parish one on one, I always ask them to describe their relationship with God. Some answer
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
