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January 2021

January 29, 2021

Archangela Girlani – A Simple Prayer

Today we honor Blessed Archangela Girlani. A woman from northern Italy - she spent her whole...

January 28, 2021

St. Issac of Nineveh

Today is the Feast of St. Issac of Ninevah. His feast is almost never celebrated...

January 27, 2021

Angela Merici – Humble, Simple, Practical Spirituality

Today is the feast of Angela Merici. She was a powerful woman who sought to empower...

January 26, 2021

1 Timothy 2 – Lessons for Prayer

Too often people limit their prayer life to what is comfortable. The Bible paints a...

January 25, 2021

The Conversion of Saint Paul – Jesus and Narrative Transportation

Today is "the feast of the conversion of St. Paul." I've often felt that...

January 24, 2021

Greater Effectiveness Through Love –

Francis de Sales was a leader in a time of tremendous division. As the Bishop of...

January 23, 2021

Marianne Cope – The power of succession

Fr. Damien of Molokai had served the lepers of Kalaupapa, Hawaii for over a decade, and...

January 22, 2021

Publius – A Saint of Hospitality

Hospitality is a virtue that is not well appreciated by many today. However, in the...

January 21, 2021

St. Ambrose on St. Agnes

September 2020

September 28, 2020

Amy Coney Barrett, Stephen B. Clark and the Origins of “Covenant Communities”

The recent nomination of Amy Coney Barrett has raised a lot of questions about her...

April 2020

April 10, 2020

The Suffering Savior is near me today.

Today the Church remembers the great cost of Christ's cross. We remember that Jesus adopted...

April 08, 2020

Spiritual Burnout

We've talked a lot in recent days about responding to God's call. Holy Week is...

April 07, 2020

Setting the Table for Jesus

When I was growing up, meal time was a central part of our family's life...

April 06, 2020

Living Holy Week

One of the earliest records we have of Christian life and worship is from a...

April 05, 2020

Palm Sunday

Today is Palm Sunday, a day when we remember the coming of Jesus into Jerusalem....

April 03, 2020

Have you ever felt resentful of technology? It's strange to admit, given all the benefits...

April 02, 2020

Beginning with the End in Mind

The Lenten journey is all about putting ourselves on a path to Easter. The goal...

April 01, 2020

Being Foolish

Today is April Fool’s Day. I've always found the April Fool’s traditions to be odd....

March 2020

March 31, 2020

Do it for One

The weight of the need in this world can feel suffocating. There are so many...

March 31, 2020

Grace in the Struggle

If you are like me, by this point in your Lenten journey you've probably hit...

March 30, 2020

Repent

I have a confession to make: I don't like the word "repent." It's a little...

March 27, 2020

Fasting From Hurtful Words

It happens more than I would like to admit. I say something, and I immediately...

March 26, 2020

Loving beyond being “nice”

Sometimes being nice is hard work. I learned this many times when I worked in...

March 25, 2020

Announcing Good News

Today marks 9 months until Christmas. It is a day when many Christians remember the...

March 24, 2020

Oscar Romero and the International Day for the Right to the Truth

Today is the International Day for the Right to the Truth, an observance concerning human...

March 23, 2020

Challenge! Your time is not your own, so track it.

There is one gift that each of us has been given in equal supply: hours...

March 22, 2020

Laetare – Rejoice!

Today marks the 4th Sunday of Lent. Traditionally this is called “Laetare Sunday” and Laetare...

March 20, 2020

Living in spaces of selfless love

A few years ago, our family adopted a dog. He was experiencing some less-than-ideal living...

March 19, 2020

Leaning into Joseph’s life

For many Christians, March 19th is a special day to reflect on the life and...

March 19, 2020

Offering dignity to others

I've spent much of the past twenty years working to ensure that everyone in the...