We wished to abandon all to follow Christ. We learned in time that we still had it within ourselves to hold back. We wish to be wholehearted, yet we...
Saint André Bessette: Doorkeeper. Saint. Intercessor.
Brother André Bessette died on January 6, 1937. Pope Benedict XVI declared him a saint for the Universal Church at a ceremony in Rome on October 17,...
Advent: Fear. And. Fearlessness.
In Luke 1:26-38, the angel Gabriel is sent to a virgin named Mary. The angel announces to her that she will conceive and bear a son. Hearing this,...
Christ the King: Behold His Face Amid the Clouds
So much of life seems unfair. Death comes when life does not yet seem finished. Things change when we all expect everything to remain the same....
September 14, 2024: The Crosses We Leave Behind
The Universal Church celebrates the Solemnity of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross every year on September 14. Fr. Basil Moreau, the founder of the...
A Cross-Formed Heart, Crayon Circles, and Colorful Communities
During my years in seminary formation, I spent summers continuing my education by serving in various communities. There was a summer when I lived...
August 14, 2024: Memorial of Saint Maximilian Maria Kolbe, Priest and Martyr, 1894-1941
Maximilian Kolbe, OFM Conv, born Raymund Kolbe, was a Roman Catholic priest and a conventual Franciscan friar. He was martyred in the German death...
The Sacred Heart of Jesus: Exchanges and Devotions, Consolations and Commissions
The Solemnity of the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus is celebrated this year on June 7. This devotion to the Sacred Heart of Christ is a place of...
Strong Driving Winds, Red Ties, and Fire-Tongues Ablaze
On Pentecost, the Church proclaims John 20:19-23. In this familiar scene, the disciples are huddled behind locked doors, threatened and filled with...