Lectio Divina - Praying Through the Year With Scripture Spiritual Fitness Gospel for Pentecost Sunday On the evening of that first day of the week, w... Read More
Lectio Divina - Praying Through the Year With Scripture Spiritual Fitness Gospel for May 28 – The Ascension of the Lord: And he said to them, “Thus i... Read More
Lectio Divina - Praying Through the Year With Scripture Spiritual Fitness Gospel for Easter Sunday On the first day of the week, Mary of Magdala came t... Read More
Lectio Divina - Praying Through the Year With Scripture Spiritual Fitness Are we doing good deeds for the right reasons? Gospel for March 1, 2017, Ash ... Read More
Lectio Divina – Praying Through the Year With Scripture Spiritual Fitness When Jesus returned to Capernaum after some days, it became known that he was at... Read More
Keeping God in Your Life During a Hectic Day Spiritual Fitness HOW CAN I KEEP GOD PRESENT IN MY LIFE DURING A HECTIC WORK/SCHOOL SCHEDULE? HOW ... Read More
Can There Be a ‘Dark Night’ in Our Relationship With God? Spiritual Fitness Some questions have come to me regarding the “dark night of the soul.” What does... Read More
Walk Through the Holy Door of God's Grace Spiritual Fitness As part of this Jubilee Year of Mercy, Pope Francis designated a Holy Door at St... Read More
Praying Together in Jesus’ Name Spiritual Fitness To gather in Christ’s name means we want to come together to seek the will of Go... Read More
Allow God’s Mercy to Come Into Your Life Spiritual Fitness On December 8, 2015, Pope Francis, on the Feast of the Immaculate Conception, ... Read More
Comfort the Sorrowful Spiritual Fitness I don’t know of any time or any season in the year when it is comfortable to tal... Read More
Easter Grace Continues Spiritual Fitness After the Easter eggs are found and the chocolate is gone, we need to ask oursel... Read More
The Power of Praying for Others Spiritual Fitness In the last column, I spoke about the need for, and the power of, intercession. ... Read More
The Power of Prayer Spiritual Fitness I wonder how many of us seriously believe in the power of prayer? Do you? In ord... Read More
Do You Have 15 Minutes Every Day? Give It to God Spiritual Fitness Can we meditate in a way that is faithful to our Catholic tradition? Read More
Celebrate the Power of the Cross Spiritual Fitness The feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross, celebrated on Sept. 14 on the Chu... Read More
Make Time for an at Home Retreat Spiritual Fitness So often I hear people say: “Oh, I wish I could make a retreat, but my schedule makes that impossible." Read More
Prepare to Receive the Eucharist: ‘A Taste of Eternity in Time’ Spiritual Fitness Many had written about the need to name a day solely focused on God’s tremendous gift to us in the Eucharist. Read More
Draw Closer to the Blessed Mother This May Spiritual Fitness Honor your mother and ask her to lead you closer to her Son. She wants... Read More
Experience the Real Presence of Jesus During Adoration Spiritual Fitness In this season of Lent, we experience the great graces of Holy Thursday – but th... Read More
4 Steps to 'Getting Something' Out of Mass Spiritual Fitness I don’t ‘get much’ out of Mass.” “I really wonder why I go.” “I go because I hav... Read More
Seek Reconciliation Even When It’s Their Fault Spiritual Fitness Bearing false witness? Well, that doesn’t apply to me. I have never been in a co... Read More
How to Be Truthful in Your Personal Prayer Spiritual Fitness Jesus told us clearly in John 14:6: “I am the way, and the truth and the life. N... Read More
6 Ways to Steal Some Time for God Spiritual Fitness The Seventh Commandment, “Thou shall not steal,” tells us not to take for oursel... Read More
Take Time to Discern God’s Will Spiritual Fitness Everyone asks themselves: What do I do with my life? We are free to choose whate... Read More