Today, Even Now, You Are Being Called
I love how the first reading begins today: "Even now, says the LORD, return to me with your whole heart." It's those first two...
The Lord Gives Us A Choice Between Two Ways
Deacon Sabatino Carnazzo is the founder and Executive Director of the Institute of Catholic Culture (ICC). The ICC offers free live (in-person and online)...
What Are You Fasting From?
Each of the readings today highlight the theme of fasting, which along with prayer and almsgiving, comprises the three-legged stool of Christian piety. Fasting...
What Blessedness Actually Means
We start as sinners, and Jesus makes us saints. We start inordinately attached to ourselves and to this world, and Jesus frees us from...
The Devil Has No Chance
We open up our bibles, we open up today’s devotion, we open up our windows… and grace floods in.
We open ourselves up to the...
When A Relationship Is Poisoning You
“Love your enemies, and pray for those who persecute you…”
When we read those words, it might be easy to think of some faceless enemy...
What It Takes To Be A Servant-Leader
While meditating on today’s readings, I am reminded of what it takes to be a strong servant-leader: virtue. This includes faith, hope, love, humility,...
How Crosses Are Meant to Be Carried
Every Lent, I resume my favorite Lenten prayer tradition, praying for a different person, couple, or family each of the 40 days, offering all...
There is a wolf out there
Today is the Feast of the Chair of Peter. We celebrate the primacy of Peter and our first vicar left in charge of things...
Turn Over The Controls And Become More Free
In the reading from Isaiah we hear of the incredible promises the Lord makes to the people of Israel, that “on every bare height...
