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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 17, 2025

Faith Beyond Fairness

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

September 2025

September 26, 2025

The Treasure Meant to Be Shared

We’ve all seen those cringeworthy videos where someone films himself “helping the poor” more for...

September 19, 2025

Faithful in Little, Faithful in Much

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

September 09, 2025

Jesus Going Viral

Today is the Feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross – a feast that...

August 2025

August 21, 2025

Re-Centering Worship: Liturgical Combat of Clericalism

If clericalism arises when priests become the focus of worship, then a liturgical orientation that...

May 2025

May 30, 2025

Eyes Up to Heaven: Ascension and the Question of Humanity

In The Bicentennial Man, a lifelike robot seeks recognition as human. After two centuries, it...

April 2025

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...

December 2024

December 28, 2024

Holy Family, Holy Families

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

December 23, 2024

Indifference and the Mystery of the Incarnation

St. Alphonsus Liguori tells a story of St. Francis of Assisi. The indifference he found...

December 07, 2024

Escaping Noise to Find the Word

Noise can keep us from hearing what is most important. The noise of the world...

October 2024

October 28, 2024

More than Morality

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

October 14, 2024

Can A True Disciple Stay in the Church?

What does it mean for us to be a disciple? Hopefully, we all want to...

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 23, 2024

Who Wants You To Be Happy?

Do you believe that God wants you to be happy? Do you believe that the...

September 09, 2024

Discovering Jesus at the Beatification of Pope John Paul II

Today’s Gospel shows the disciples speaking with Jesus, getting to the heart of the question...

September 02, 2024

God Opens Our Ears Before He Opens Our Mouths

God opens our ears before he opens our mouths. The order of these actions is...

June 2024

June 20, 2024

Jesus Cares

We can all feel like the disciples in the boat who cross the sea with...

June 07, 2024

The Devil, Division, and Us

Division is rampant in our world. When I read today’s Gospel, I feel that it...

May 2024

May 29, 2024

Did Jesus Mean What He Said At The Last Supper?

My dad was a fastpitch softball pitcher and growing up, I spent many weekends accompanying...

May 03, 2024

New Age Movement and Being Spiritual But Not Religious

The New Age Movement is one of the most powerful and surreptitious dangers to Catholics...

April 2024

April 22, 2024

What Determines A Person’s Worth

By looking at the role of human dignity, Dignitas infinita helps us understand what determines...

April 05, 2024

From Fear To Peace Through Mercy

In the year 1963, it is safe to say most people felt a general anxiety...

March 2024

March 30, 2024

Jesus’ Resurrection and the Laws of Thermodynamics

Thermodynamics is a branch of physics which deals with the energy and work of a system....

March 27, 2024

Despair Loses Its Power Beneath The Cross of Jesus

Suffering is part of life. Learning to unite this suffering to Christ helps us become...

March 18, 2024

Sharing in the Suffering of Jesus During Holy Week

Holy Week is about contemplating and sharing the suffering of Jesus. We do not do...

March 08, 2024

Evangelization at its Finest, From Curiosity to Conversion

When we see Jesus spend an entire night with Nicodemus, we remember that he calls...

March 04, 2024

Distracted During Mass? 3 Tips for a Cure

It is easy to feel distracted at Mass and this is frustrating because we know...

February 2024

February 28, 2024

Why Are There So Many Names for the Eucharist?

“A rose by any other name would smell as sweet” (Shakespeare, Romeo and Juliet). Since...

January 2024

January 24, 2024

Jesus Is More Powerful Than The Devil And We Can Trust Him

Jesus is more powerful than the Devil and we can trust Jesus always. One of...