Each year in September, at the start of Faith Formation classes, I begin the very first class by asking the students, “Why do we exist?
A recent opportunity to speak to a group of young people about the saints had me digging into a variety of sources as to what
I was a Michigander in the beautiful hills of California, just outside of San Diego. It was August and my family traveled to John Paul
The other day I read an excerpt of a psalm that annoyed me. It said: “Do not fret at the man who prospers; a man
Lately I’ve been on a cleaning spree! Door knobs, window sills, nooks, crannies, and everything in between have gotten a major scrubbing. Soap, water, and
One of the laments of the Lord and the prophets throughout Scripture is hardness of heart on the part of God’s chosen people. This is
Have you heard the Ryan Bingham song: Hard times they come and they go, and most of the time they’re in the middle of the
Like many people, I have been searching for a diet which would actually work for me. But we all know that many diet plans are
The term “target hardening” generally refers to strengthening the security of a site against attack. It’s something we may hear or read about after terrorist
Be Still, Stop, Surrender, Let Go Various translations of the bible present the famous saying of the title of this article as either Psalm 45
Before my father died, he wrote “The Anatomy of the Mass.” My father’s hope was to help parishioners develop a deeper understanding and greater love
If you spend any time reading your way through history, it’s likely you’ve met The Venerable Bede (c. 672–735). He wrote on everything, it seems:
The Parable of The Talents (Mt 25:14-30) is a powerful reminder that God has invested in each of us. And it is our sacred duty
During of an evening of discussion with fellow Catholic men, one member of our group offered that he struggled to give his days to Lord.
St. Etheldreda (636–679) was a queen and a nun in England, 1500 years ago. Although her life looks completely dissimilar to modern lives, she faced
It does not take a bible scholar to guess that when I refer to a grouchy curmudgeon in service to God, I am thinking of
I would like to share a story with you about my father. Dad was a physician and an agnostic for most of his life. It
One of my favorite internet memes, going quiet and then recurring over the years with a regularity Halley’s Comet might envy, goes something like this:
In my family’s backyard are five fig trees. My grandfather planted the first one about 50 years ago. The rest came from rooted cuttings of
“How can we reclaim our Catholic culture?” a friend asked recently. Like so many millennial Catholics, he wanted to offer his kids more than the
In the Transfiguration of Jesus Christ, a voice from Heaven said: “This is my beloved Son, with whom I am well pleased; listen to him”
What is our reason for living? One of our duties on earth is to be faithful stewards of God’s creations. We live for a purpose
