If you strengthen your relationship with the Blessed Virgin Mary, you will almost certainly build an even greater relationship with Jesus and the Father. Many
This past Lent and Easter I spent a lot of time at a Byzantine (Ruthenian) Catholic parish near my home. As someone who often gets
The words “Be Not Afraid” are written 365 times in the Bible. That’s one for every day of the year. The fact that God has
To the casual observer, I appear to be a devoted Catholic mother who has lived a sacrificial life worthy of a modern saint. Little
Long, long ago, in the primeval depths of Chaos, a hideous monster was spawned. The sin of Adam unleashed it on the earth, permitting it
We all face difficult moments of darkness and anxiety when things can become difficult. Some may become disillusioned with life and lose hope. During these
Faith is introduced in daylight. But it actually becomes faith in the darkness, where we find ourselves vulnerable to every doubt and desire. Eventually, when
There may be evidence for a Big Bang, but there is no evidence that there was simply nothing, ‘no- thing’ whatsoever before it. What went
Memorial Day is upon us. For many, this is a time to prepare the backyard pool, warm up the grill, and invite family and friends
Surely she had never asked God for anything except that He should let her have her will. And every time she had been granted what
On this particular day, before he made his way through the cube farm to his desk, Josh stopped by my carpeted cell on the way.
I have always had a special attraction to the Blessed Virgin Mary. Ever since I was a child, there was something about seeing a statue
Catholicism and baseball would seemingly have little to do with each other. However, many have compared devotion to the cross and to the baseball diamond.
For many years, I enjoyed Stephen Colbert’s The Colbert Report. Colbert was funny in a positive way, never was vulgar, and was always respectful of
Have you ever encountered someone who feels the Catholic Church is all about guilt? They ask: “Why do I have to go to Mass every
We tend to romanticize the past and feel anxious for the future to arrive. In doing so, we dismiss the present as a prelude or
If any want to become my followers, let them deny themselves and take up their cross daily and follow me. (Luke 9:23) The Gospels and
For most Catholics today, the Sacrament of Confirmation is a mystery, a ritual that we celebrate simply as a formality without really understanding what it’s
In 1910 Florence Nightingale died. In her last will and testament, Nightingale bequeathed $1,500 [$40,000 in current values] to Sister of Mercy Mother Stanislaus of
I have inherited a high level of anxiety and perfectionism which makes peace difficult to attain in my life. When I was a teenager newly
I’ve been thinking a lot lately about Suburbia (where I’ve lived my whole life ) and Rod Dreher’s book, The Benedict Option. I haven’t read Rod’s
It is very rare in the New Testament that we are given words directly spoken by God the Father so when this happens it should
One of the most common early Church titles of our Lady is “the Valiant Woman.” She is the one we run to in distress, looking
In a recent essay, I asked the question: “Where is the passion and fire within the Church? Where is the passion and fire within me? In
