On December 8, 2015, Pope Francis, on the Feast of the Immaculate ...

I don’t know of any time or any season in the year when it is comfo...

After the Easter eggs are found and the chocolate is gone, we need ...

In the last column, I spoke about the need for, and the power of, i...

I wonder how many of us seriously believe in the power of prayer? D...

Can we meditate in a way that is faithful to our Catholic tradition?

The feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross, celebrated on Sept. ...

So often I hear people say: “Oh, I wish I could make a retreat, but my schedule makes that impossible."

Many had written about the need to name a day solely focused on God’s tremendous gift to us in the Eucharist.

Honor your mother and ask her to lead you closer to her Son.&n...

In this season of Lent, we experience the great graces of Holy Thur...

I don’t ‘get much’ out of Mass.” “I really wonder why I go.” “I go ...

Bearing false witness? Well, that doesn’t apply to me. I have never...

Jesus told us clearly in John 14:6: “I am the way, and the truth an...

The Seventh Commandment, “Thou shall not steal,” tells us not to ta...

Everyone asks themselves: What do I do with my life? We are free to...

We recently celebrated the greatest of feasts: Jesus’ resurrection ...

There are two pivotal passages in John’s Gospel concerning the resurrection of Christ that call us to deeper faith.

A few weeks ago, I came across an article that astounded me. You ma...

With the first Sunday of Advent just over a month ago, the Church b...

O Lord my God, I will give thanks to you forever. (Psalm 30:13) We...

As I travel around this country speaking in so many parishes and di...

In our society today, we are inundated with so many material things and desires.

I want to offer you some reflections on a centuries-old custom in t...

Fill the hearts of your faithful. Enkindle in us the fire of your l...