Are You Praying with a Small Cup?
“Picture a small child leaning into a big overwhelming and overflowing waterfall - holding out a very small cup. He is receiving a tiny amount of the water flowing..."
Entering the Cell of Self-Knowledge; Why Self-Awareness Isn't Enough
if the cell of self-knowledge is so life-giving, why do we resist it? Simply put: because it is uncomfortable. To face ourselves honestly means coming to terms with our sin, weakness, and need for ...
5 Tips for Staying Catholic in College
Going to college is a bit of an adventure. It is a time to discern what God is calling you to do with the young years of your life, and a time to embrace life wholeheartedly. It is a huge change, a...
Novena for Healing from Addiction to St. Maximilian Kolbe
St. Maximilian Kolbe's feast day is August 14th. St. Maximilian Kolbe (1894–1941) was a Polish Franciscan priest known for his deep devotion to the Blessed Virgin Mary and his heroic sacrifice du...
How St. John Vianney Teaches Us To Live Uncluttered, Undivided Lives
Few saints articulate this better than St. John Vianney (1786–1859), the humble Curé of Ars and patron of parish priests. He also embodies another virtue our noisy age desperately needs: simplicity...
J.R.R. Tolkien's Advice On Keeping the Faith in Dark Times
From the 1950s until now, readers of countless backgrounds and beliefs have been mesmerized by The Lord of the Rings, The Hobbit, and The Silmarillion. But the name of J.R.R. Tolkien is well known ...