SPIRITUALITY & DEVOTION

PRAISE IN THE PAIN

“Praise the Lord who heals the brokenhearted” (Psalm 147:3) was the Responsorial Psalm at mass this week. Hearing this on repeat in unison with...

GENTLE GIANT

Raised in a small town, the sixth of nine children, seven boys and two girls, Msgr. Chester Borski is an avid hunter, a world...

EL CIELO, EL PURGATORIOY EL INFIERNO

Existe un refrán célebre que dice: “… en este mundo, lo único seguro es la muerte y los impuestos”. Esta frase se le atribuye...

HOW TO HAVE BETTER CONVERSATIONS THIS HOLIDAY SEASON

Do you look forward to conversations with acquaintances and extended family at holiday events? Or do you sort of dread them? For a lot...

WHEN GOD IS BEFORE YOUR NEEDS

“Take heart; rise, he is calling you. And throwing off his cloak he sprang up  and came to Jesus. And Jesus said to him,...

TO KNOW ONESELF IS TO NOT BE AFRAID

The one requirement St. Teresa of Avila had when looking for a spiritual director was that he must know himself. This is a curious...

MY STORM

Imagine a summer vacation with soft sand, ocean waves, a secluded beach, and a warm salty breeze. It sounds like an ideal place for...

WHY DOES MATTER MATTER?

One can ask many existential questions in life, but I have come across one that is particularly thought provoking to me: If God and...

WHAT DO YOU KNOW

Recently, I was preparing for a sales conference for Decided Excellence Catholic Media, and in prayer I kept receiving the word ‘Conviction’. Words are...

ANNIHILATING JERICHO

In the last century of biblical interpretation, much has been said about the moral interpretation of scripture. As a culture of ‘doers’ in western...

DIGITAL DISTRACTION

Do you feel it too? I know I do. My attention span has gotten shorter in the last ten years. And the struggle to calm my...

¡LLAMADOS A SER MISIONEROS!

Octubre es un mes muy especial para la Iglesia Católica. En este mes celebramos el Santo Rosario, la fiesta de Santa Teresa de Lisieux...

BASEBALL, THE MASS & SAINTHOOD

I love the game of baseball. Growing up it was my first favorite sport, and although I love pretty much any form of physical...

PAIN FOR THE SAKE OF LOVE

I attended a gathering for bereaved mothers over Mother’s Day weekend. One of the moms at my table shared details of delivering her baby...

SURRENDER

An on-going theme these past few weeks of my life has been SURRENDER. It is the message that keeps popping up in devotionals, sermons,...