The Twenty-third Day of Advent: What’s Your Hurry?

What sort of hurry are we in? What has us rushing about doing many things? Do we know if we are coming or going?...

Bring the word joyful back into style

Do you ever think about living a moral life as a burden? I’ll be honest, sometimes I do. Maybe it's just because we all...

Today, We Meet Two Astounding Mothers

In today's readings leading up to Christmas Day, we capture a glimpse of the poverty and glory of two very important mothers in salvation...

Experiencing the Refiner’s Fire

If there is one thing that most of us know, it’s that holiness is a lifelong process. It's not like a level in a...

The Twenty-fourth Day of Advent: Our Magnificat

My soul proclaims the greatness of the Lord; my spirit rejoices in God my savior. for he has looked upon his lowly servant. From this day all...

The Nineteenth Day of Advent: Who Am I, and Where Do...

I’ve always been puzzled by today’s Gospel: the Genealogy of Christ. No matter how hard I try, I struggle to find that “deeper meaning” we...

Disney World & The Holy Family

I got lost in Disney World when I was six years old. After riding Space Mountain with my siblings and my dad, I was...

The Thirteenth Day of Advent: Our Life – The Road Map

Today’s readings are full of God’s promises to us: “Those who follow you, Lord, will have the light of life”, we say in the...

The Sixteenth Day of Advent: A Star Shall Advance From Jacob

In the first reading today, we hear that a star shall advance from the line of Jacob and a staff shall rise from the...

Troubled and Abandoned, Like Sheep Without a Shepherd

When confronted by the overwhelming amount of suffering in this world, how can we act as instruments of God's mercy?