CATHOLIC LIFE COACH

PREPARING FOR THE BEST LENT EVER

It’s that time of year again. Christmas is over. Outside is bitter cold. The weather is overcast and ugly. Life slips into a monotonous...

LOVE IS COMPLICATED

Love is complicated. One of my favorite Bible verses - often read at weddings (and yes, I’ve read it more than once at a few...

OUR LADY OF LOURDES

MEMORIAL: FEBRUARY 11 When Bernadette of Soubirous was out with her sister and friend looking for firewood on February 11, 1958, she saw a vision...

ST. SCHOLASTICA

MEMORIAL: FEBRUARY 10 St. Scholastica was born in the 6th century, and was brother to St. Benedict. As St. Benedict established his famous monastery in...

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...

FEBRUARY 8, 2026 GOSPEL REFLECTION

One of the things that surprised me when I started to watch a lot of cooking shows, is just how much salt is used...

ST. JOSEPHINE BAKHITA

MEMORIAL: FEBRUARY 8 St. Josephine Bakhita was born in 1869 in the Darfur (present day Sudan). At the age of 7, she was abducted by...

ST. PAUL MIKI & COMPANIONS

MEMORIAL: FEBRUARY 6 St. Paul Miki was born in the 16th century and was the son of a wealthy military leader. The Jesuits under St....

A REFLECTION ON GOD’S MERCY

God sees all men as sinners so that He can show them mercy. This is an antiphon from Midday prayer in the Liturgy of...