St. Benedict, in his rule for monasteries tells monks, “Your way of acting should be different from the world’s way.” (RB 4: 20) That’s good
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
I recently returned to Italy after serving as spiritual director for a ten-day pilgrimage to the Holy Land. Saints and theologians have called the land
A couple of years ago I was talking to a priest who, as a deacon, had been instrumental in my decision to become a Roman
In Matthew, Chapter 5, Jesus gives a very clear example of what it means to be the light of the world: You have heard that
Must every single person be searching for a vocation in virtue of being single? Ah…the New Year is starting and we all want a plan.
Blessed are the meek, for they shall inherit the earth. Heartland Each workday I drive thirty miles to and from my teaching job. It’s a
Blessed are those who mourn, for they shall be comforted. What do the words of this beatitude mean? We want happiness, so we would say,
