Every year I make plans for my Lenten practices and spiritual reading, but I know to be flexible because every year an unanticipated thrust emerges
Earlier this evening, I decided to drive north on Colorado Boulevard during rush hour. I had to run a few errands along that route and
Why do we fear coming to God? Why does turning to God come only once we have no where else to turn in our trials?
With the Thanksgiving holiday upon us, many of us are preparing our homes for guests, buying food to make a huge meal, and getting ready
One fine day, bouncing along the potholes of a boulevard in New York, the driver of the car in which I was a passenger proclaimed
Ephemeral Hope I possess an intellectual spirituality that makes me shy away from an outward display of faith filled emotions. I prefer internal intensity. Also,
If there is any process that can take your sense of hope, doubt, faith and trust, put all of them in a blender and see
How do we gain true humility? How well do we really know ourselves? Recently, for spiritual reading I’ve been reading St. Teresa of Avila’s Interior Castle.
I wish Catholics were as devoted to reading the Bible as frequently as some Protestants. Granted, many active Catholics do read the Bible regularly, or
Fr. Ronald Knox, an English Catholic of the early 20th century and convert, gave retreats and talks to lay people to help them deepen and
He walked into the church in the early morning hours with only socks on his feet, no shoes, and a torn shirt. He walked to
I lay there, cuddled in bed with my littlest guy and reminded him that we needed to say bedtime prayers before our story. He looked
We have seen them in our imagination when we first hear of a pregnancy. We may see them in an ultrasound and marvel as they show
There’s someone out there you want to see safely home in the Catholic Church, right? Someone you know would be the next St. Augustine, if
Girlfriends play a significant role in the lives of young women. This spiritual sisterhood, as I like to call it, is irreplaceable as women encounter
One of my wife’s and my favorite movies is What about Bob? In this early-90s comedy, Richard Dreyfuss plays Dr. Leo Marvin, a psychiatrist who has just
Facebook is a vastly overused, much maligned facet of social media. Of that there can be no denial. We’ve all read stories of mothers neglecting their
At our parish, we have a beautiful practice that our priest instituted when he came five years ago. Each Sunday a family is asked to
Everyone faces anxiety. A child embarks off without you, a difficult exam is next week, you have no idea what to expect at a job
\”Easter changes everything for us, too. We know that life is stronger than death. Love is stronger than hatred. Hope stronger than despair. We know
Lent, what a season! For some it brings dread, for others it is a time to strengthen their walk with God, and still others it
Recently, a young man and woman hailed a cab from me in front of a bar on Twelfth Street in the East Village at 3:00am. They
