SPIRITUALITY & DEVOTION

THE SILENT GROWTH OF A SOUL

The analogy of plants that bear fruit relating to the spiritual life is very appropriate. Jesus, Himself, uses the analogy in multiple parables and...

VIVIR UNA VIDA VIRTUOSA A TRAVÉS DEL EJEMPLO DE...

La Virgen María fue preservada de toda mancha de pecado original, ella fue redimida anticipadamente por Cristo, por eso es modelo de perfección en...

WHAT TO DO WHEN YOU FIND YOURSELF IN A...

Chances are if you’re a Christian living out your Faith, you’ve experienced both some very high highs in your spiritual life and some very...

GOD LOVES ME – SO WHAT?

If you were to survey 100 Catholics and ask them to summarize the central message of Christianity in a few phrases or sentences, you...

COME, HOLY SPIRIT

Nearly a decade ago, I experienced the Holy Spirit at work within a Christian denomination.  In May when it is our time to celebrate...

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 CELIBACY OF ALL BELIEVERS

The Lord is my portion; I promise to keep thy words. Consider how marvelous it is that God has given his Word to us; His...

A BACHELOR PARTY, A BAPTISM, & THE BREVIARY

“If anyone wants to pray with us, we will be on the back deck.” My best friend Chris and I were at a bachelor...

VIENTO Y FUEGO EN EL DÍA DE PENTECOSTÉS

Comúnmente se ha representado al Espíritu Santo como una palomita blanca que baja del cielo, así como se manifestó por primera vez cuando Juan...

WHAT WE CONSUME MATTERS

It is basic science that what we put into our body affects our body. If we put healthy food into our body and have...

HAPPY EASTER!

Happy Easter! What a blessed day, birds chirping outside, the sun peeking out from behind the billowing clouds, kids laughing and splashing in the...

DOES GOD FORGET OUR SINS?

I was standing in line for Confession, and out of the blue, someone turned to me and asked me, “Does God forget our sins?”...

A COVID EASTER

I was in my office in February of 2020 with my coworker, Eric. He had just read something about a virus in China that...