As I drove through the neighborhood after dropping my daughter off for a babysit...
On this last Sunday of Advent, our Gospel calls us to reflect on Joseph, not Mar...
Quia fecisti nos ad Te, et inquietum est cor nostrum donec requiescat in Te.“You...
We speak often of Mary’s Fiat, and rightly so. Her yes stands at the center of s...
My family still celebrates St. Nicholas day on December 6th, a tradition my wife...
There’s a peculiar temptation today to imagine medieval courts as grim theaters ...
John the Baptist had a grim message for the Pharisees and Sadducees who came to ...
The Italian idiom Per fare San Pietro c’è voluto tempo (“It took time to build S...
Momento Mori. The words stuck out like a flashing neon sign as I perused by book...
The world is suffering from an unprecedented crisis of loneliness. In 2023, the...
This Sunday is Gaudete (Rejoice!) Sunday. Our Gospel gives us John the Baptist ...
The spiritual life grows the way a house does. Not all at once, and not because ...
O only begotten Son and Word of God, immortal as you are, you condescended for o...
“If a pagan asks you to show him your faith, take him into church and show him t...
There’s a moment in The Lord of the Rings that most people read quickly, unaware...
Advent is often described simply as the season leading to Christmas—a time of wr...
Where did John baptize people? The Jordan River runs south out of the Sea of Gal...
As we age, there is a keener awareness of the passage of time. Amidst the joys ...
The desire to prolong one’s existence indefinitely, avoiding illness or sufferin...
