Exploring the connection between the Eucharist and our understanding of the Church

Holiness represents the culmination of little daily decisions, actions, virtues and surrenders.

Visiting the imprisoned might seem, at first glance, a work of mercy that’s out of reach for most families.

A Sacrament of Belonging and a Sacrament of Hope

Some years ago, a student in my psychology class sighed in anguish, “Don’t make me think, just give me the answer.”

Stewardship is not simply about giving gifts — it is about being a gift.

Raise your hand if someone in your family has fallen away from the faith in recent years.

How can the average family take steps to harbor the homeless and provide a place for the vulnerable?

I am composing these words on October 11, 2022, which is the 60th anniversary of the opening of the Second Vatican Council.

Simply put, to consecrate something means to make it holy.

We Catholics celebrate the Epiphany of the Lord, which is “the manifestation of Jesus as the Messiah of Israel; the Son of God.”

Not too many saints are known for fighting demons and their hermit lifestyles, but St. Anthony the Abbot is one.

See how sharp your “heresy hunting” skills are by examining each of the following statements about Jesus Christ.

St. Olympias was orphaned and widowed, and she still managed to serve God and the poor.

Blessed Carlo Acutis is the patron saint of the first year of the National Eucharistic Revival and one of its intercessors.

I hope these ideas can be a gentle nudge to step out as the domestic Church and seek those in need.

Advent is a season that invites us to prayerfully prepare and wait for Christmas Day.

The time spent planning, shopping, wrapping, and assembling is all worth it when they see the gifts.

Amid the celebration of the birth of Jesus is the untold love story that was Joseph and Mary.

I feel your heartbreak, and as a priest, I know it well. I have walked with six distinct congregations.

Saints for kids

During Advent, we undertake a spiritual journey to meet the infant Christ.

Sainthood seems unattainable until you realize: all the saints were just like us, but with an unshakable faith they relentlessly pursued.

“For whoever does the will of my father in heaven is my brother, my sister and mother."

People sometimes choose the most unlikely words and phrases as exclamations of surprise.