IT WILL NEVER BE ENOUGH

I was scrolling through my phone as I nursed my baby to sleep when Google Photos accosted me with a memory from three years...

POPE ST. CALLISTUS I

MEMORIAL: OCTOBER 14 Callistus was born at the end of the second century in and was a slave of Christian in Rome. He was put...

ST. CARLO ACUTIS

MEMORIAL: OCTOBER 12 St. Carlo Acutis was born in London to Italian parents on May 3, 1991, but Carlo’s family soon moved to Milan, Italy,...

THE THINGS OF GOD AND THE GOD OF ALL...

One of our greatest challenges as pastoral ministers is our familiarity and close contact with the things of God. We prepare religious lessons, plan...

THE PRESENCE OF A FRIEND

“You become who you spend your time with.” Or at least that is what I tell my kids when we talk about which friends we...

ADORATION IN A RAINFOREST

When I was a high school religion teacher, I led a group of students on a mission trip to the small island of Grenada...

IT WILL NEVER BE ENOUGH

I was scrolling through my phone as I nursed my baby to sleep when Google Photos accosted me with a memory from three years...

YOU’RE GONNA MISS THESE DAYS!

This post is going to be unsolicited advice to mothers with young children - something all mothers with young children love to receive. Only...

JUNE 2026 KID’S CORNER

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POPE ST. CALLISTUS I

MEMORIAL: OCTOBER 14 Callistus was born at the end of the second century in and was a slave of Christian in Rome. He was put...

ST. CARLO ACUTIS

MEMORIAL: OCTOBER 12 St. Carlo Acutis was born in London to Italian parents on May 3, 1991, but Carlo’s family soon moved to Milan, Italy,...

POPE ST. JOHN XXIII

MEMORIAL: OCTOBER 11 Born to a poor Italian family in 1881, Angelo Giuseppe Roncalli was the fourth of fourteen children. He was ordained a priest...

COMMUNITY SERVICE

A few days before the Fourth of July (and less than two weeks before my due date for baby #6), a severe windstorm knocked...

LIVING IN THE MOMENT

It’s almost summer. My kids have a week and a half of school left, and I’m so excited. I love not having anywhere to...

THE LEGEND OF JOHN HENRY, ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE, AND THE DIGNITY OF WORK

The Legend of John Henry is a tale that has always held my fascination. It is a folktale about a freed African American man...

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...