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Advent: The Mercy of Disappointment

Today is the Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception

John the Baptist: A Model of Prophetic Vocation

Tobit and the Throwaway Culture

The Twofold Coming of Christ

A Thanksgiving Homily

Today is the Feast Day of St. Catherine of Alexandria

Today is the Feast Day of the Vietnamese Martyrs

The Solemnity of Christ King

Today is the Feast Day of St. Elizabeth of Hungary

Today is the Feast Day of St. Albert the Great

Today is the Feast Day of Saint Frances Xavier Cabrini

The Widow, the Crowd, and Christ: Learning to Surrender When Routines Unravel

Today is the Feast Day of St. Martin de Porres

Today is the Feast Day of All Saints

The Fear We Dare Not Name

Today is the Feast Day of Saint John Paul II

In the Heart of Christ: A Reflection for the Feast of St. Margaret Mary Alacoque

Today is the Feast Day of Teresa of Ávila

Today is the Feast Day of St. Thérèse of Lisieux

Today is the Feast Day of St. Michael, Gabriel and Raphael, Archangels

The Alms That Save Us

Sitting with Christ in the Dark: The Power of Agere Contra

Babel, Acedia, and the Glow of Our Screens

The Unjust Steward, the Unforgiving Servant, and the Kingdom of Heaven

Custody of the Heart - A Path to Union with Christ

Beyond Soft Robes: The Call of the Cross

Sent Like Sheep: The Radical Call of Matthew 10 and the Sorrowful Mother

The Victory of the Cross

Escaping the Poison of Original Sin

A Reflection on the Holiness of Saint Peter Claver

Today is the Feast Day of Blessed Dina Bélanger

The Beheading of Saint John the Baptist

You Have Made Us for Yourself

Seen by God, Sustained by Hope

Are My Hands Too Full?

Today is the Feast Day of Teresa Benedict of the Cross Edith Stein (1891-1942) nun, Discalced Carmelites, martyr

Today is the Feast Day of St. Dominic

Today is the Feast Day of The Transfiguration

Friendship with Christ

Through Mary, the Father's Blessing Has Shone Forth on Mankind

Sitting Beside Christ: St. James and the Call to Surrender

Today is the Feast Day of Saint Charbel

Today is the Feast Day of Mary Magdalene

Today is the Feast Day of Our Lady of Mount Carmel

Today is the Feast Day of Saint Bonaventure

We are called to holiness, not utility

Are We Kneeling at the Wrong Altar?

The Solemnity of Sts. Peter and Paul

A Meditation on the Life of St John the Baptist

An Excerpt from Benedict XVI on the Solemnity of Corpus Christi

The Witness of Mary and the Saints

Abraham and Mary – Pilgrims of Faith and Carriers of the Promise

The Transforming Grace of Pentecost

The Call and the Yes: Mary's Response to God's Invitation

Mary as the Model of Public Witness

The Idea of a Parish Community

The Prayers God Treasures Most Are the Hardest to Say

A Short Method of Meditation

Today is the Feast Day of Our Lady of Fátima

Pope Leo XIV

Reflection on Psalm 84: A Pilgrim’s Valley

Today is the Feast Day of St. Athanasius

Today is the Feast Day of St. Catherine of Siena

The Significance of Divine Mercy Sunday

When We Don't Know What to Do, Jesus Comes Anyway

He Was There All Along

Pope Francis

Nothing in Secret

He Loved Them to the End

She Knew: The Quiet Wisdom of Mary of Bethany

When We Hold Stones: A Gospel Invitation to Surrender

The Neighbor as a Path to Holiness

Weaponized Memory: Surviving the Spiritual Gaslight

The Ones We Don’t See

The Gospel According to the Bitter Brother

Not Far: Close Doesn’t Count in the Kingdom

The Devil Doesn’t Need You to Sin—He Just Needs You Distracted

Today is the Solemnity of The Annunciation

Christianity is Weird.

The Discipline of Lent

Lent: Entering the Desert with Christ

Rediscovering the Living Word Through the Heart of the Church

The Multiplication of Forgetting: When We Fail to Remember, We Fail to See

Bearing Burdens, Surrendering in Love

Today is the Feast Day of Our Lady of Lourdes

The Cult of Minimalism: Why “Less is More” Misses the Point

For Pope Benedict, Love is the Key to Evangelization

Welcome to the Insane World of TechnoGnosticism

Today is the Feast Day of St. Thomas Aquinas

The Sacred Sucker Punch

The Blessed Virgin Mary's Poverty of Spirit

Today is the Feast Day of St. Agnes

St. Anthony of the Desert

Building Spiritual Habits - One Small Step at a Time

A Simple Prayer for Today

The Catholic Clickbait Culture

Today is the Feast Day of St. Raymond of Peñafort

Today is the Feast Day of St. Basil the Great and St. Gregory Nazianzen, Bishops and Doctors of the Church

Today is the Feast Day of Mary, Mother of God