The Lord replied, ‘Are you right to be angry?’ ~ Jonah 4:4 This question posed by the Lord to Jonah resounds through the centuries to
I was teaching a Confirmation class one year, and in the back of the room sat a kid named Jake who came to class with
These readings may seem a little harsh: God putting Job in his place, Jesus proclaiming woe to those who reject Him. Why would God point
Recently, my life seems to be changing at a rapid rate, and these changes are major ones. The Lord is adjusting my body, my soul
Once when Jesus was praying in solitude, and the disciples were with him, he asked them, “Who do the crowds say that I am?” They
My cat died a few weeks ago. He would have been 17 in human years today, roughly 119 in “cat years.” His death came as
Jesus told His disciples a parable: “Can a blind person guide a blind person? Will not both fall into a pit? No disciple is superior
What I consider weakness, the Lord uses as strength. What I see as a hindrance, the Lord turns into an asset. All my life I
As Catholics, Faith is a virtue — not a sentiment we uphold against our own choosing. Faith is manifest in the regular assent to God,
Recently, Bishop Caggiano tweeted out something that was so profound that it stopped me in my tracks. I could not find the exact quote again,
Five loaves and two fishes These are all I have And I didn’t think they’d matter much When there are thousands to be fed. Five
“I will have only one wisdom: the science of the cross.” —Venerable Francis-Xavier Nguyễn Văn Thuận Earlier this week, I was able to attend a
I have been fairly open about the influence of living with Type 1 diabetes and my struggles in managing the condition. There have been aspects
Last November, you may have read the news story about the new shoe store that opened up in a mall in Los Angeles. It was
If someone invited you to watch a Broadway musical, along with free plane tickets, would you come? What if you were invited to attend the
Some Pharisees approached Jesus, and tested him, saying, “Is it lawful for a man to divorce his wife for any cause whatever?” He said in
The great American activist and Servant of God, Dorothy Day, was quite famous for her work with the poor. She was a twentieth-century American version
Guest post by Alex Moorhouse. Doors open and close at different points in our lives. An athlete who puts in the hours can find that
The kingdom of Heaven will be as when a man goes on a journey, who called his servants and entrusted to them his property. ~
Christ has allowed us to become children of God. Compare the timidity and self-abnegation of Abraham’s prayer with the confidence which Christ teaches us in
And I tell you, Ask, and it will be given you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you. ~
