In our lifetime, there has never been so much expectation for a new year, hoping that we can all turn a corner and leave a difficult year...

Christmas is more than a birthday party; it is the manifestation of the newborn king of heaven and earth. In the early Church, the...

Advent focuses on three comings of Christ, according to St. Bernard: “In the first coming he was seen on earth, dwelling among men; he...

Every Sunday, we pray a dangerous prayer: “Forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us.” It’s dangerous...

God’s grace flows through us like a river, washing us and nourishing his divine life in us. His grace flows freely when we let go of the...

“Martha, Martha, you are anxious and troubled about many things, but only one thing is necessary” (Lk 10:41-42). It would be easy to...

Our country has been through a lot this last year, as we all know. As many people have reacted against the founding and history of the...

You’re probably hearing a lot about socialism recently. It’s become a hot button issue in our culture with major politicians advocating...

What is truly essential? This has become a pressing question in our country, especially as churches have faced many government...

A story in its most basic form conveys a narrative with a beginning, a middle and an end. It wouldn’t be a good story unless it also had...

The Church’s task of evangelization includes restoring human life and culture. Jesus promises in the book of Revelation, “Behold, I make...

We have come to think of the Church, the gathering of God’s faithful, in primarily spiritual terms. Throughout Christian history,...

Almost exactly 100 years ago, on the feast of the Sacred Heart of Jesus in 1918, a woman, a former slave, died in Denver. This apostle of...

We’ve just survived the only time in living memory without access to the Mass. The brutal Lent of 2020 extended even into Easter, as we...

As a father of six, I know it’s hard to balance family priorities. Attending to everyone’s needs—emotionally, spirituality, materially,...

Debates about celibacy have recently been in the forefront of conversations regarding the Church, given the ongoing fallout of the abuse...

The Bible doesn’t keep secrets in terms of deliberately hiding details from us. Its meaning, however, comes alive for those with faith,...

We’ve all been spending more time at home than usual, and, even as we’re all anxious to return to normal life, there have been blessings...

Ask anyone, “What’s the most important celebration of the year?” and the answer seems clear: Christmas. Presents, decorations, music, and...

The word quarantine comes from a contraction of the Italian words (in the Venetian dialect) for 40 days, referring to the length of time...