Most Catholic adults can recall the rhyming Guardian Angel prayer they learned as children. Recited daily, the prayer reminds children of their special angel, a
An invitation to write an article for publication usually comes with a request for a certain number of words. For instance, a small piece in
When I originally wrote “Not Of the World: Catholic Tradition and Separation” in 2018, I had in mind the devotional and disciplinary practices that filled
Throughout the Church’s history, the Holy Spirit has moved women and men to answer a call to religious life and share God’s love revealed in
The soul, as St. Teresa of Avila put it, is a castle in which there are many rooms, just as in heaven where there are many
Many of our non-Catholic friends wonder why we Catholics pay so much attention to her. They find that loyalty is puzzling, and many times they
We are living the Joyful Mysteries of the Rosary, specifically the fifth Joyful Mystery in the loss of Jesus, before his finding in the Temple
Today, the loss of spiritual reading is a reality across the Christian spectrum. Bible study and interpretation used to be a Protestant thing to do.
Imagine your life is like a child’s crib mobile. It has a center and four spokes emanating out from the center. Hanging off the end of
“God meets you where you are at” is an insidious spiritual fallacy of our modern times. it is a platitude amenable to various personal interpretations
A typical well to do middle-class family lives in a prosperous country. They are an intact family with a mother, father and three children. The
