The gospel of Luke is the most Marian gospel. It provides the five joyful mysteries: the Annunciation, the Visitation, the Nativity, the Presentation, and the
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
Truly, we need obedience to remain one with the Church, learn proper humility, and open ourselves to the graces that flow from God’s merciful heart.
I recently attended a live performance of the Dickens classic, A Christmas Carol. The cast did an excellent job portraying the well known tale
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
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
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
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
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
Recently, I was watching the movie There Be Dragons about St. Josemaria Escriva and the Spanish Civil War, and I began thinking about the call to
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
