Do you occasionally experience a sense of sadness—a palpable sense of heaviness weighing you down? If you’re feeling beat down or unhappy, where’s that coming
“That’s a phone call from God,” my spiritual director told me. I had just shared with her the physical and emotional reactions I recently noticed
Who do you run with? In terms of other, like-minded Catholic Christians, with whom do you share your faith? We were created for communion with
When someone tells me that their prayer seems dry, we need to consider an array of possible contributing factors. Dryness in prayer can result from
St. In Luke 10:41-42, Jesus speaks to his friend and hostess, “…Martha, Martha, you are anxious and upset about many things, when only one thing
Not all of the thoughts in your head are yours. Some of them could be from the devil and if they’re not directly from him,
“They will seize you and persecute you…” Strong words. The kind of a statement from Jesus Christ that ought to get one’s attention. But does
Prayers of intercession–prayers for others–are a staple of our Catholic faith. The practice isn’t just something made up in Rome by a bunch of mostly
Do you or your parish actively practice the virtue of justice? Do you have a justice surplus or deficit? How do you gauge this? These
“Begin again.” Good advice from Venerable Bruno Lanteri, founder of the Oblates of the Virgin Mary. If we’ve been away from the Church, no matter
Praying with the Rosary meditations from the Movement of the Holy Family the other day got me to thinking about Rosary Processions, especially was we
Live with an outward focus, making God’s will and others’ needs the targets of your attention. God wants to use each of us for His
Because of annoyance, bickering, contention and other dysfunctional behaviors, far too many families look for ways to avoid spending time together as families. Perhaps some
Two feast days for one saint? In just a few cases, yes. Saints with Two Feast Days We are blessed to be able to show
“Money talks,” Brother Louie said, “put your money on the counter, son.” Brother Louie was the monk who ran the bookstore at Holy Cross Abbey
“Then you better start swimmin’ or you’ll sink like a stone for the times they are a-changin.” Bob Dylan told us that in 1964. He
According to a recent OSV news article, the USCCB backs the efforts of PEPFAR. As you might expect, the USCCB’s relief and development agency, Catholic
Hope That Doesn’t Disappoint This discussion about the virtue of hope is not about hope expressed in statements like, “I hope Coach Payton can work
Getting to Mass more often–it’s a good practice to embrace, in or out of special seasons like Lent. It will change your life! Making Time
A deep faith–it’s what’s needed to weather life’s storms–now and in the days ahead. What storms? You pick: current trends in the Church, in society
The beauty of silence is that it lets us hear that “still small voice” (cf. 1 Kings 19:12) of God directing us, inspiring us, pulling
Is your Thanksgiving cancelled this year? According to a recent survey, about one-fourth of Americans will not celebrate Thanksgiving this year. There are at least
