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October 2026

October 01, 2026

Why Do We Build? Pope Leo XIV on Babel and the Vineyard

Building Without Keeping Score How do you build? There can be lots of reasons to...

September 2026

September 10, 2026

Never Forget: What 9/11 Should Teach Us 25 Years Later

If you are old enough to remember the terror attacks on the Twin Towers on...

October 2025

October 31, 2025

I like praying in cemeteries

I like praying in cemeteries. During my formation years in Germany especially, I liked to...

October 28, 2025

Why is there Catholic Education?

Education is not an accessory, but central to evangelization. – Pope Leo XIV Yesterday, a...

October 17, 2025

Faith Beyond Fairness

Have you ever felt like your cries for justice are falling on deaf ears? When...

September 2025

September 19, 2025

Faithful in Little, Faithful in Much

Something the Gospel message is simple: be faithful in small things before being entrusted with...

April 2025

April 30, 2025

What Trump Can Learn from St. Joseph the Worker

During his campaign, President Donald Trump touted his support for work and promised to support...

April 30, 2025

From the Pain of Betrayal to the Security of Love

We all feel at certain points in our lives the sting of betrayal, and sometimes...

April 26, 2025

Locked Doors to Open Hearts: Divine Mercy Sunday

Did Pope John Paul II feel fear? One of the refrains of his papacy was...

April 19, 2025

Heaven, Hope, and Holiness

The Resurrection of Jesus that we celebrate on Easter calls us to have hope in...

April 11, 2025

Suffering: It is Better to Cry than to Be Angry

Today, on Palm Sunday, the Church gives us a curious liturgy. We go from jubilation...

April 05, 2025

Forgetting What God Tells Us to Forget

Sometimes God wants us to forget, and sometimes God wants us to remember. Danny Haag...

March 2025

March 25, 2025

Our Pope of Mercy

Pope John Paul II is the “Pope of mercy.” This comes through very clearly in...

March 03, 2025

Lent Unlocked: 3 Powerful Ways to Grow Closer to God

Jesus went into the desert to pray (Mt. 4:1-11). There, He faced the Devil’s temptations,...

January 2025

January 25, 2025

Raskolnikov, Ezra, and the Freedom of the Gospel

Raskolnikov, the main character from Fyodor Dostoyevsky's Crime and Punishment, wants to experience freedom. He is...

January 18, 2025

Intimacy with Christ and the Wedding at Cana

Belonging to Christ invites us to grow in intimacy with him. Last week, we celebrated...

January 08, 2025

Belonging to Jesus through the Gift of Baptism

We all have a desire of belonging to something. Today, as we celebrate the Baptism...

December 2024

December 28, 2024

Holy Family, Holy Families

The family is the basic building block of society. As we celebrate the Holy Family,...

November 2024

November 16, 2024

Reading the Signs of the Times

We can do things in a new and innovative way. In the language of the...

October 2024

October 30, 2024

Galileo and Discovering God as the Author of Truth

To understand Galileo’s struggle with the Church, we must understand the conflict about religious truth...

October 28, 2024

More than Morality

Christianity is about more than morality. Mahatma Gandhi was once asked about his thoughts on...

October 07, 2024

Do Good and Avoid Evil

The Gospel story of the rich young man is the story of someone who wanted...

September 2024

September 19, 2024

Ambition is Just the Shadow of a Dream

What place does ambition have in the life of a Christian? In Shakespeare's play Hamlet,...

July 2024

July 26, 2024

What We Can Learn From Raccoons

How do you respond to change? Look at your hands; do you live with your...

January 2024

January 16, 2024

Contemplating Your Spouse With God’s Eyes: Key To Happiness

Contemplating your spouse with God's eyes is one of the greatest keys to success in...

December 2023

December 06, 2023

God’s Plan for Marriage: Friendship and Love

Friendship and Love Friendship and love go together. What can a priest say about marriage?...

November 2023

November 28, 2023

Jesus is Coming: Get Ready

The waning sunlight at four o’clock means that it is almost Christmas. What do you...