I do want to say this for young people: Please notice how happy we are with our vocation! Earlier this month, a special Mass was
Picture yourself fishing on the shore of the Sea of Galilee. You’ve had a difficult day and have caught very few fish. You think and
The Catholic Church has seven sacraments that members of the Church receive at different stages of their lives. One of those sacraments is Holy Matrimony
With Saint Patrick’s Day having just passed, I was able to reflect on the evolution of my observance of the day. At Catholic elementary and
If you know a young person who is a high school junior or senior you might want to pass this advice on to him or
Friendship is possibly one of the most cherished bonds in the life of humans built on selflessness, unconditional support, and mutual trust. Cicero, a Roman
In hindsight, I have stumbled many times, gone astray, become distracted, and then forgotten what I was supposed to do. After a near half-century of
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.
“I was in my thirteenth year when God sent a voice to guide me. At first, I was very much frightened. The voice came towards
Personal vocation is the thread that runs through an entire life from beginning to end. —Luke Burgis, Unrepeatable Authors Luke Burgis and Joshua Miller, Ph.
Last month, I responded to George Weigel’s commencement address to the law students of Ave Maria University, in which he urged prospective Catholic lawyers to
Contrary to an illusion that some people seem to have, Sisters are not “born that way.” We don’t come into this world wearing a veil. Some
National Review recently published the commencement address George Weigel delivered at Ave Maria School of Law in Florida. In it, Weigel urges prospective Catholic lawyers
What is a vocation? I am a single person. Sometimes having a vocation can seem to be a huge, scary thing, not meant for me.
Living in this fallen world we all desire, deep in our hearts, to help, to heal, to restore what has been lost since leaving Eden.
On two separate occasions in the past six months I have been encouraged to run for office. Well, not me specifically, but me along with
There are many beautiful things in and around the Catholic church. One of the things that most people may not get to see is the
Having only been a parent for four years now gives me a relatively limited view of parenthood. On top of that, I am part of
There are many people today who do not think being single is simply a default choice or a temporary state. After years of struggling to
Have you ever stopped to consider the sacred vessels used by the priest at Mass, the vessels in which the Lord of Heaven and earth
My first novena to the Holy Spirit was in 1974. At that time, I was purely motivated to pray this novena by an infatuation I
Surely she had never asked God for anything except that He should let her have her will. And every time she had been granted what