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May 2015

May 09, 2015

Review: Arriving at Amen by Leah Libresco

My review of Leah Libresco's new book Arriving at Amen: "Leah has the distinct advantage...

May 08, 2015

God’s Mercy, Trolls, and a Bag of Dog Poo

Most of the comments I receive on my blog posts are benign. I would say the...

May 01, 2015

5 Things I’ve Learned About Holiness In the Convent

When I entered the convent I had a pretty self-confident, completely unsophisticated idea of what...

April 2015

April 30, 2015

That Christ May Live in Me: A Retreat for Young Women

The Daughters of St. Paul are holding a discernment retreat led by Sr. Margaret Michael...

April 29, 2015

Baltimore and Building the Kingdom of God

I don’t know what is happening in Baltimore. But I do know that when I...

April 28, 2015

The Prodigal You Love: Finalist for Major Award! (And Embarrassing Videos)

Some amazing news about my book The Prodigal You Love as well as some videos...

April 27, 2015

That Loving Gaze: How a Wedding Inspired a Future Seminarian

I’m entering seminary in a month. In March, you could already find me joking about...

April 24, 2015

10 Reasons to Embrace Holy Leisure (and Surfing)

Leisure activities in today's society, whether it be surfing or just stopping and staring, are...

April 23, 2015

How Our Weaknesses Shape Our Discernment

People have different levels of awareness of their faults and sinfulness, but almost all of...

April 20, 2015

What Is Life Like in the Seminary? A Video Vignette…

Wonder what life is like for men preparing to become priests? Check out this short...

April 17, 2015

THE Hipster Saint Immortalized in Film #MediaApostle

THE hipster saint immortalized in film. Check out how you can learn more about this...

April 15, 2015

Got Character? Baptism and Consecrated Life

When I was about six years old my father took me on an errand and...

April 14, 2015

The DMV: Snake Pit of Despair and Hidden Saints

I pull up to the DMV and there is a line of people winding out...

April 12, 2015

A Typewriter, a Pool and Good News!

As I get back to writing, I wanted to share with you two pieces of...

April 03, 2015

Good Friday and the Doorpost of Humanity

My Savior sweat blood, it was a blood that came from His heart. heart blood...

April 01, 2015

Loved Ones Away from the Church? – A Holy Week Intention

Do friendly atheists exist? Find out and help me with my Holy Week prayer intention...

March 2015

March 31, 2015

Between the Tragic and Triumphant: A Holy Week Question

We are between the most tragic and most triumphant days of the liturgical year. Sr....

March 27, 2015

Lent is Like a Freezer: What Lenten Lesson Have You Learned?

Lent can be a cold, dark freezer if we don't let Jesus in to live...

March 26, 2015

Give a Porn Star a Bible: Creativity in the Fight Against Porn

I am really impressed with the boldness and gumption with which nondenominational Christians often approach...

March 25, 2015

The Best Prayer EVER for the Feast of the Annunciation

The best prayer EVER for the feast of the Annunciation. Take a moment today to...

March 23, 2015

What Children’s Confessions Reveal…

For the first couple years as a priest, I would go through the usual Lenten...

March 19, 2015

Have You Hit the Lenten Speed Bump?

If we don’t take ourselves too seriously and are humble, I think slumps can become...

March 16, 2015

Too Pretty to Be a Nun: Terrifying Doubts Beneath Christian Life

To dedicate one’s youth, looks, smarts, strength, and gifts to something other than ourselves is...

March 11, 2015

Complaining to God for Lent

Every moment contains an invitation to commune with God. Do you ever feel like a...

March 09, 2015

I’m Getting Tired of Hearing Myself Talk

In case you are not like me and have not tired of hearing my voice,...

March 06, 2015

FREE Book Club Supplement for The Prodigal You Love

I wrote a book club supplement for The Prodigal You Love to stimulate discussion and...

March 04, 2015

Lenten Secrets for Finding Light in Today’s Darkness

Darkness has this interesting characteristic that it can become unexplainedly “fascinating” the more we hear...

March 02, 2015

A Modern-Day Tale of the Good Samaritan…

What happens when a homeless man falls in the city.... It is surprising (and sadly...

February 2015

February 27, 2015

Mountains and Ocean and Redwoods…Oh My!

I love the Bay Area. I lived there for five years before joining the convent...

February 26, 2015

Stations of the Cross for Persecuted Christians by Maronite Bishop of Syria

These meditations come from the Maronite Bishop of Syria, where the way of the Cross...

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