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The Quiet Guardian: Why St. Joseph is for Everyone

As Director of the Lasallian Student Life Office at Christian Brothers High Scho...

I Am the Resurrection and the Life: Fifth Sunday of Lent

In this Sunday’s Gospel, Jesus turns mourning into joy when He raises Lazarus fr...

It Is in Dying that We Are Born to Eternal Life

St. Francis’ Relics Remind Pilgrims the Importance of Dying to Self During Lent ...

Rediscovering the Fixed Prayers of Catholicism

For most people, prayer is a struggle. Rightly does the Catechism of the Catholi...

“My Voice, My Choice” and the Silence Beneath It

Europe is once again rallying around a slogan: My Voice, My Choice. The phrase h...

5 Fun and Faith-Filled St. Patrick’s Day Activities for...

Everyone loves St. Patrick’s Day: on March 17th, the Chicago River flows green, ...

Salesian Spirituality for Lent: The Mundane Virtues

In Part Two of Introduction to the Devout Life, St. Francis de Sales, has exhort...

To See or Not to See…That is the Question

A niece of mine once complained to her mother during Mass that her knees hurt fr...

Reclaiming Eden in a Backyard: On Growing Things Where ...

I used to believe I couldn’t begin the life I longed for until I lived somewhere...

Providence, Law, Charity, and the Moral Limits of Polit...

The recent military strike by the United States and Israel against Iran has prov...

How to Conquer Loneliness

There is nothing more painful than loneliness. When a student misbehaves in a cl...

St. Paul’s Defense of the True Presence

As someone who moves frequently in Protestant and evangelical academic circles w...

Give Me a Drink: The Samaritan’s Journey from “Jew” to ...

In those days, in their thirst for water, the people grumbled against Moses. The...

Do Catholics Favor War? The Urgent Task of Praying for ...

The short answer is, “No.” Catholics favor peace. As the Book of Judges teaches,...

Receive the Living Water: Third Sunday of Lent

In the story of the Samaritan woman at the well, the disciples “marveled” that J...

How the Cross Was Transformed from a Murder Device to a...

In Part 1, I discussed the transformation of the cross from a symbol of extreme ...

Why the Family Is the Human Habitat: The Need for a Pla...

The Gospel of the Holy Family presents us with something very concrete and very ...

Salesian Spirituality for Lent: Prayer & Sacraments

In Part One of the Introduction to the Devout Life, St. Francis de Sales shepher...

Why Catholics Don’t Do Sola Scriptura

So then, brethren, stand firm and hold to the traditions which you were taught b...

A Star and the Moon, Part III: The Lives of Alicja Lenc...

In Part 2, I explored the early years of Alicja’s professional career and the er...