The Life of St. Titus Brandsma - Carmelite Martyr for Truth
St. Titus Brandsma was a Carmelite priest, professor, and writer. One of ten Carmelites martyred at Dachau during the Holocaust, this humble servant gave his life for truth and love. So relevant in...
The Marriage of All & Nothing
Recently I heard two young women chatting in line at the grocery store about marriage. They debated the advantages and disadvantages, pondering whether it was responsible to bring children into a w...
Ten New Saints To Be Canonized May 15, 2022
"We believe in the communion of all the faithful of Christ, those who are pilgrims on earth, the dead who are being purified, and the blessed in heaven, all together forming one Church; and we beli...
Motherhood Rooted in Joy & Gratitude
Scripture speaks of motherhood as a high and important calling. In fact, God uses the metaphor of motherhood to describe the ways in which He loves and cares for His children. Not all women are cal...
Praying the Via Lucis (Way of Light) during the Easter Season
The Via Lucis, or the "Way of Light" in Latin, is a Catholic devotion also known as the Stations of the Resurrection. In these Stations, we meditate on Christ's Resurrection and the incredible eve...
Surrendering Our Will To God Is Our Greatest Expression of Love - A Reflection For Holy Week
A condition of complete simplicity(Costing not less than everything)...-“Four Quartets” T.S. EliotI recently accompanied my mom to the funeral of a friend of hers, an elderly man I did not know. Pe...
Lessons from the Pool of Bethesda - Do You Want To Be Well?
Have you ever noticed that in order to persevere joyfully and not feel depleted during certain seasons of life, you need a very specific spiritual focus? This is such a time for me, so I've been co...
St. Anne Line, English Martyr & Protector of Priests and Seminarians
St. Anne Line was born Alice Higham, eldest daughter of a well-off Puritan landowner whose father was a reformer for King Henry VIII of England. She converted to Catholicism in her 20's, during the...
I Am the Moment - A Meditation on the Eucharist & the Feast of the Presentation
Recently at mass I was praying while waiting to receive Our Lord in the Eucharist. Meditating on the crises in our nation and our world, and the sufferings of the children of God who await His comi...
Lessons from the Heart of St. Angela Merici
St. Angela Merici, born in Desenzano, Italy in 1474, established the Ursuline Order to teach young girls the Catholic Christian faith. This little known but powerful friend of God truly had the hea...