SPIRITUALITY & DEVOTION

WHEN THINGS DON’T MAKE SENSE

I am writing this article fresh off of a tragedy in my hometown - the day after, so my emotions are rocky and my...

MIRACLES ARE THE SCRAPS OF THE KINGDOM OF GOD

There is a controversial story in the Gospels about Jesus’ encounter with a Syrophoencian woman. Jesus is in a gentile region, and a gentile...

CAMINO HACIA LA FE CATÓLICA

Nada se compara con el profundo impacto de abrazar la fe católica. Aunque tengo la suerte de ser católica de cuna, he sido testigo...

I’M GLAD YOU ARE HERE

“Please take a moment to greet those around you,” says the choir leader at my parish immediately before each Mass starts. You might be...

WISDOM FROM A FIVE-YEAR-OLD

My kids love books. Because we are not a family that spends much of our recreational time in front of screens, we play a...

INTENTIONAL LIVING

What a blessed day! The birds are singing, the sun peeks out from behind billowing clouds, and joyful laughter fills the air as kids...

THE PERFECT LENT

There has only been one perfect Lent in human history, and it is recorded in the synoptic gospels of Matthew, Mark, and Luke. I...

SANCTIFYING TIME WITH THE LITURGY OF THE HOURS

Lent is a season of renewed focus on the great spiritual disciplines of prayer, fasting, and almsgiving. These practices make room in our hearts,...

PONDERING ALL THE THINGS

I ponder A LOT of things—softball schedules, girl scout meetings, baseball schedules, Faith Formation classes, meal plans, and regular household chores—not to mention work...

BLUE BANDAIDS AND MORNING MASS

Weekday Mass is so different from Sunday Mass.  Our new church building can seat 1100 people. On any given Sunday at the 9am Mass...

THE CHRISTMAS IN LENT

It is at about this point in Lent that we tend to do one of three things in regards to our Lenten sacrifice:  1. Congratulate...

HÁGASE EN MÍ CONFORME A TU PALABRA!

En una sociedad que constantemente nos anima a buscar nuestra propia felicidad y nuestros propios deseos, es fácil olvidar que la verdadera satisfacción proviene...

“I CAN’T DO THIS ALONE!” THE POWER OF COMMUNITY

As Lent begins, how are you hoping to grow in your faith and share it with others? Gina’s story witnesses to the power of...

A LONG LENT

I remember feeling lost at the start of Lent last year. How could I give up something when I was feeling as if I...

MEAT ISLAND THURSDAY

Some pockets of the Catholic social media world have dubbed this day ‘Meat Island Thursday.’ This is because this Thursday comes right after Ash...