THE SOLAR ECLIPSE & THE POWER OF MEMORY

A year post-Hurricane Katrina, another hurricane was targeting the Gulf Coast. Traumatized by our last experience, my mom, my brother, and I vehemently insisted...

ST. CATHERINE OF SIENA

MEMORIAL: APRIL 29 St. Catherine of Siena was born in the fourteenth century as the 25th child of her parents. While many of her siblings...

APRIL 28, 2024 GOSPEL REFLECTION

The analogy of plants that bear fruit that teach us about the spiritual life is a common theme in the Bible.  In today’s Gospel,...

TAKING JESUS AT HIS WORD

All of the sin of humankind can be boiled down to one simple explanation: We do not trust God. While there may be many...

NEVER LOSE YOUR EXCITEMENT FOR THE EUCHARIST

My oldest received his First Holy Communion last weekend. He had been preparing for months. He was over the moon for his first Reconciliation....

THE BOOK OF JOB

I was recently asked, “What’s your favorite book of the Bible?” My mind immediately took me to my favorite verse - Romans 8:38-39. But...

THE SOLAR ECLIPSE & THE POWER OF MEMORY

A year post-Hurricane Katrina, another hurricane was targeting the Gulf Coast. Traumatized by our last experience, my mom, my brother, and I vehemently insisted...

APRIL 2024 KID’S CORNER

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A MOTHER’S REFLECTION ON THE VISITATION

This article is part two in a series reflecting on the Joyful Mysteries from a mother’s perspective. You can find part one on the...

ST. CATHERINE OF SIENA

MEMORIAL: APRIL 29 St. Catherine of Siena was born in the fourteenth century as the 25th child of her parents. While many of her siblings...

APRIL 28, 2024 GOSPEL REFLECTION

The analogy of plants that bear fruit that teach us about the spiritual life is a common theme in the Bible.  In today’s Gospel,...

ST. PETER CHANEL

MEMORIAL: APRIL 28 St. Peter Chanel was born in the 19th century in France. After becoming a priest, St. Peter joined the Society of Mary...

A LIGHT IN THE DARKNESS

Many people picture medieval darkness when they think of Naples, Italy. Amid the aged cobble streets and tight walkways, there is an iridescent light...

THE CHURCH WELCOMING

I know that everyone always says to bring your kids to Mass.  Yes, even your loud, obnoxious, sometimes adorably irreverent toddlers and inconsolably screaming...

CREATIVE PROMPTS

Inspiration isn’t something that can be turned on, which is why creative professions are often difficult to navigate! What happens when you get into...

GOOD LITURGY

If you have ever ventured into the online Catholic world, it will not take you long to come across opinions about how liturgy should...

WHAT IS RELATIVISM?

If there was ever a time when relativism could be treated as a reductio ad absurdum, a self-defeating principle, that time has long since...

GRANDPA PANTOCRATOR

The living room was dark with just enough sunlight breaching his midday nap time security that I could make my way to the floral...