When it is time for me to leave [the Eucharist], I have to tear myself away from...
by Bert Ghezzi One week after the tragedy of 9/11, my wife, Mary Lou, and I were...
With God, nothing is empty of meaning, nothing without symbolism. — St. Irenaeus
January has a decided lack of saints with funny names. Imagine my disappointment...
Teach us to give and not count the cost. — St. Ignatius of Loyola
The better friends you are, the straighter you can talk, but while you are only ...
For whatever unbaptized persons die confessing Christ, this confession is of the...
We may think of sleep as that elusive thing that we can’t quite catch enough of ...
An honest man is the noblest work of God. — Alexander Pope
As someone who has been overweight, underweight, and is now at a healthy, happy ...
As you drink the cup of the Lord Jesus (how glorious it is!), give thanks to the...
Words — and names — are powerful. My youngest daughter, Zélie, is learning words...
One shivery November night in northern Indiana we went to my brother’s house for...
That day, beloved children, on which Christ, the savior of the world, for the fi...
This variation of Three Kings Cake is flat, more like a cookie, with a trinket (...
by Nicholas Senz Where do feast days come from? Often the answer to this questio...
See in her the pattern of your life, for in her, as though in a model, manifest ...
Think Jesus. Here’s the simplest yet most perfect prayer you’ll ever pray: “Jesu...
Lord, shed upon our darkened souls the brilliant light of your wisdom so that we...
Remember then how our fathers worked out their salvation; remember the suffering...