LENT: THE DESERT WE CHOOSE

Lent typically begins for me as an earnest desire to grow closer to the Lord through prayer, fasting, and almsgiving. With best intentions, I...

MARCH 15, 2025 GOSPEL REFLECTION

Once when I was younger, I was asked to give a talk at a high school retreat. I crafted the message that I wanted...

A LENTEN CHECK UP

Lent can be challenging. The thought of doing anything for forty days in a row, let alone penitential actions, can be overwhelming. As we...

LENT: THE DESERT WE CHOOSE

Lent typically begins for me as an earnest desire to grow closer to the Lord through prayer, fasting, and almsgiving. With best intentions, I...

A LENTEN CHECK UP

Lent can be challenging. The thought of doing anything for forty days in a row, let alone penitential actions, can be overwhelming. As we...

THE BEAUTY AND TRUTH OF CATHOLICISM

I was really uncomfortable at Mass last weekend. I was squished in my pew and had little room to relax. During the opening prayer,...

MARCH 2026 KID’S CORNER

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FEBRUARY 2026 KID’S CORNER

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A CAST AND A FEW STITCHES

As I write this, my two-year-old daughter is one week into her 3 week stint with an ankle cast due to 2 broken bones...

ST. FRANCES OF ROME

MEMORIAL: MARCH 9 St. Frances was born in the 14th century in Rome, Italy. The daughter of a wealthy man, Frances desired to become a...

MARCH 8, 2026 GOSPEL REFLECTION

I want you to imagine going to your kitchen late at night to make yourself a midnight snack. For some of you, that’s not...

ST. JOHN OF GOD

MEMORIAL: MARCH 8 St. John of God was an impulsive man who lived in the 16th century in Spain. At the beginning of his life,...

THE LOSS OF THE MONOCULTURE

I recently had a conversation with my wife about the loss of a monoculture in society. As Millenials, we grew up in a time...

CALL TO EVANGELIZE

Just before he ascended into heaven, Jesus gave his Church these marching orders: “Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in...

SAINT CARLO ACUTIS

I don’t precisely remember when I first heard about Saint Carlo Acutis, the young man from Italy who died exceptionally young from Leukemia, but...

MARCH 15, 2025 GOSPEL REFLECTION

Once when I was younger, I was asked to give a talk at a high school retreat. I crafted the message that I wanted...

WHAT CAN THE STARS TEACH US ABOUT PRAYER

This past summer I had the opportunity to backpack through Pictured Rocks National Shoreline in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. Just outside the town...

HAPPIEST WHEN READING

I have always loved reading books - as I sit here in my sweatshirt that says “Happiest When Reading”. I started reading at a...