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The Feast of Our Lady of Fatima Is Truly Mother’s Day

What better way to honor our Blessed Mother and make every single day of the yea...

The Disciple Who Remained: How the Apostles Chose Judas...

Every year on May 14th, the Church celebrates the feast of the Apostle who came ...

The Diaconate: Learning to Die to Self for My Husband’s...

Almost five years ago, on a beautiful, warm summer evening, while watching our d...

The Lesson of the Ascension in Our Lives Today

Have you ever noticed how the Ascension is celebrated during a time when many cr...

Eros and Agape: The Greek Origins of Christian Love

In his first encyclical, Pope Benedict XVI looked over the course of his life, b...

St. Jerome on the Treasures and Charisms of Women

St. Teresa of Avila used to carry a small piece of paper in her breviary that li...

There is Always Hope: Faith Rooted in Childhood Will Pr...

I can only imagine the anguish devout Catholic parents must feel when their chil...

Cooperation with Evil: Why the Distinctions Matter

The Servant and the Ladder Consider the old moral case condemned by Blessed Inno...

Overcoming Sexual Sin Through the Sorrowful Mysteries

After living in sexual sin most of my adolescent and adult life, everything chan...

The Promise That Makes Christianity Unique: Sixth Sunda...

This Sunday’s readings deepen our understanding of the mystery of Easter:  Chris...

The Church as Our Consoling Mother

Amid a world ripe with uncertainty, fear, and sorrow, the Catholic Church stands...

Witnesses to Faith: 5 Inspiring Mother’s Day Stories

When I was a teenager, my mom received a thyroid cancer diagnosis. This moment w...

What St. Philip the Apostle Teaches Us About Being Chosen

Scripture does not give us an abundance of information about the Apostle Philip;...

5 Ways to Remember Your Baptism Every Day

How thankful we should all be for having received the Sacrament of Baptism. Thro...

An Unborn Child Was the First to Recognize Jesus

A Deep Dive into the Visitation’s Theological Mystery When reading the Gospels, ...

Mass, Jazz, Our Lady of Guadalupe, and St. Jude

Nothing says jazz like New Orleans, and nothing says Catholic like the Mass. So,...

Are We Bound by the Past? Generational Curses, Trauma, ...

Early in my clinical training, one of my first patients told me something I have...

Reject the False Idol of the Cold, Distant God

Usually, I have difficulty choosing a Lenten goal or devotional. This year, I fo...

Spiritual Motherhood: The Unexpected Gift of Surrenderi...

On a warm spring evening recently, I stood outside the entryway to the chapel on...

You Will Do Greater Works Than These: Fifth Sunday of E...

In this Sunday’s Gospel, we see the apostles as dense as they can possibly be, y...