ALL ABOARD THE DISCERNMENT TRAIN

If you have gone through any formal Catholic education/formation while you were a youth, you have undoubtedly been exposed to the religious notion of...

ADVERSITY & PROSPERITY

“In times of adversity, one forgets prosperity. In times of prosperity, one forgets adversity.” - Sirach 11:25 This is one of the Bible verses we’ve...

FEBRUARY 16, 2025 GOSPEL REFLECTION

Today marks the first of three Sundays leading up to the beginning of the season of Lent. Traditionally, this time has fallen under various...

ALL ABOARD THE DISCERNMENT TRAIN

If you have gone through any formal Catholic education/formation while you were a youth, you have undoubtedly been exposed to the religious notion of...

ADVERSITY & PROSPERITY

“In times of adversity, one forgets prosperity. In times of prosperity, one forgets adversity.” - Sirach 11:25 This is one of the Bible verses we’ve...

“THEN YOU WILL SEE WHAT WE CAN DO”

Sometimes in life, we find ourselves in situations that we don’t want to be in, but they are out of our control to change....

STREET CROSSINGS AND FIRST CONFESSIONS

The snow was falling as we drove home. The baby had finally fallen asleep, and a rare quiet had filled the car.  We were nearly...

THE PRESENTATION OF THE LORD: A FAMILY AFFAIR

“And the Lord, whom you seek, shall suddenly come to His temple.” (Malachi 3:1). With these words, the Prophet Malachi pointed to an event in...

JANUARY 2025 KID’S CORNER

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FEBRUARY 16, 2025 GOSPEL REFLECTION

Today marks the first of three Sundays leading up to the beginning of the season of Lent. Traditionally, this time has fallen under various...

ST. CYRIL AND ST. METHODIUS

MEMORIAL: FEBRUARY 14 St. Cyril and St. Methodius were Greek brothers who lived in the 9th century. Methodius was the elder brother and was originally...

OUR LADY OF LOURDES

MEMORIAL: FEBRUARY 11 When Bernadette of Soubirous was out with her sister and friend looking for firewood on February 11, 1958, she saw a vision...

THE GIFT OF GOOD FRIENDSHIPS

I’ve never been one to have a HUGE group of friends. Growing up, I think the largest my friend circle ever got was myself...

A HOSPITAL VISIT

My 6 month old was checked into Children’s Hospital. After days of hour by hour progression I had tried everything at my disposal, including...

PAGAN RITUALS IN CHRISTIANITY

There are some pockets of Catholic culture that have an unfortunate view of sacraments, sacramentals, and prayers. They might often search out any prayer,...

FEBRUARY 2025 KID’S CORNER

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THE MERCY IN CHANGE

Sometimes I hear comments made by older generations that seem to be completely out of touch with public discourse and borderline sinful (or maybe...

A PROBLEM WITH HOMILIES

Growing up, I always thought I could deliver a better (or comparable) homily than what I heard at mass. This prideful thought, mixed with...