SPIRITUALITY & DEVOTION

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,...

NON-CONTRADICTION & THE GOD OF FAITH

Faith, even as a mere possibility, appears threatening. It appears threatening because it involves the basic assumption that no one is sufficient to understand...

THE OLD MAN AND HIS APPLE TREE

There are variations of the story of an old man in his late 90’s who decides to go out and plant an apple tree....

 ¡GANARÁS EL PAN CON EL SUDOR DE TU FRENTE!

La historia de mis abuelos maternos siempre fue mi mejor ejemplo de que el trabajo no solo es una forma de ganarse la vida,...

BEING IN CONTROL – IS IT OVERRATED?

Ever since I was a kid I liked responsibility: oldest child, straight-A student, precocious, and reliable—I rarely disappointed. I take pleasure in a job...

WHEN GOD GIVES YOU A BASKETBALL HOOP

Recently, our family has been asking God for some pretty big things. My husband and I have been feeling like the weight of the...

A BEER AT THE GREEN DRAGON

I recently rewatched the Lord of the Rings movies with my wife. We tend to read and/or watch this series filled with blatant Catholic...

ST. AUGUSTINE’S LAMENT OF HOPE

Late have I loved you, Beauty so ancient and so new, late have I loved you! Lo, you were within, but I outside, seeking there for...

PARENTS AREN’T SUPPOSED TO BURY THEIR CHILDREN

“Parents aren’t supposed to bury their children.” This is one of the phrases I remember a family friend telling my mother after my oldest...

IN THE BOAT

Earlier this summer I had the honor and privilege of attending the National Eucharistic Congress in Indianapolis. My company, Decided Excellence Catholic Media, was...