I’ve noticed that so many young Catholics have an inordinate amount anxiety about their vocations. I definitely put myself into this category. When I understood
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
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
…holiness isn’t dependent on where you are, but rather who you are and how you respond to where God put you…
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
To some in the Church, “Father knows best” is seen as fundamental to Catholicism. I’m not referring to our biological fathers, but to our religious
Perhaps, we should emphasize less praying for discernment and more praying that God’s will be done.
The Diocese of Victoria was recently blessed by two wonderful events. We received our new bishop, Bishop Brendan Cahill, and welcomed our largest priestly ordination
Every Christian shares in the universal call to partake in the Beatific Vision. His baptism gives him this vocation. The Gospel calls all men to
Two things happened recently, that put me in a state of panic. First, we went to visit my parents, and I saw several of the
American culture, through generations of inherited ignorance, perpetuates many false ideas about the Catholic Church’s teachings about women. You can find the caricatures in almost any television
I’m a pretty anxious person – I have the prescription to prove it. I tend to look at the details of a situation and easily
Teaching always involves a curve ball. This past fall I taught “Introduction to Moral Theology and Ethics” at The Catholic University of America. For the
Many of us have been pilgrims, walking the paths saints have trod before us. How many of us have been saints, treading paths worthy of pilgrims yet
Discerning God’s will in our lives can be a difficult and confusing endeavor most of the time. I can still remember hearing the many epic
One of the greatest sporting event upsets of all time arguably happened during the 1980 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid, New York when the United
Last night, my husband Will and I put our little daughter Grace to bed and had our first moments of alone time… barely, before Will had
It is no secret that the Church has experienced a shortage of religious vocations in the last two decades. It is also no secret that our seminaries
“Morning bells are ringing, morning bells are ringing…” As a mom to a toddler and a preschooler, I spend a lot of time listening to
The sad news that some 55 parishes in and around New York are going to be shuttered (or “merged” with other parishes) has been public
There is a tendency in ministry to talk about what we do as “ours” or “mine”. I’ve fallen into that trap more times than I
