Over the years I have had many discussions with so called “Nones” as to whether one really needs “a church.” And that phase “a church,”
A new online, self-paced course, “Confronting the Digital Age,” is being offered by Sacred Heart Major Seminary (SHMS). The course begins on October 15. Unlike
The New Year brings a fresh start for many different areas of life. It is also a great chance to kickstart a more valiant spiritual
The Catechism of the Catholic Church says of holiness: “The Word became flesh to be our model of holiness: ‘Take my yoke upon you, and learn from
Talking about the spiritual life runs the risk of staying on the platitude level. Who would argue, for instance, that we should love others and
Developing a closer relationship with Jesus Christ means actively seeking to grow in union with Him and to discern God’s will. This “actively seeking” can
Henry David Thoreau was a nineteenth-century American philosopher who could remind one in a few words about timeless and timely issues we face today in
Recently I had the privilege of visiting my community’s mission in Luxembourg. The country of Luxembourg itself is quite small; thirty minutes suffice to drive
Before writing an article, blogpost, or novel, I pray the following prayer that I made: “Lord, let my fingers be nimble as the Holy Spirit
Grief is almost the same as open-heart surgery. Nothing can hurt us, disintegrate us, heal us, or teaches us more valued soul lessons like grief.
I thought it would be spiritually helpful to me to compose and reflect upon notes from a week of quarantine. I hope you find these
Christ’s Passion is the Mass in its entirety. It is the source and summit of the Catholic faith. My perspective on the concept of worship
Sister Clare is neither a saint nor have any initial beatification steps been taken that I know of, but she represents the potential saint within
One of the things I often ask of God in this season is for the grace to contemplate God’s Love in the Passion of Christ,
Reflection is important and even necessary for the spiritual life. “Reflection” comes from a Latin word meaning “to bend back.” The spiritual life calls for
A friend of mine posts a meme on her Facebook timeline. It reads: Don’t think about what can happen in a month. Don’t think about
Devotion to the Holy Face of Christ I have yet to meet a Catholic that does not know who St. Therese of Lisieux is. However,
“The name is strange. It startles one at first. It is so bold, so new, so fearless. It does not attract, rather the reverse. But
I am a relative newcomer to the Traditional Latin Mass, the Extraordinary Form of the Roman Rite. My family and I first attended this form
According to The Seven Pillars of Catholic Spirituality, Mass is the third pillar – after Confession and Contemplation. Yet what exactly do we expect
St. Matthew, Patron Saint of Bankers, Pray for Me. This is how I have become accustomed to opening and closing each day. For most of
These are difficult times that we live in. The media bombards us daily with accounts of inappropriate, illegal and immoral actions allegedly committed by the
