Category: Reflections

Why bother with liturgy at all? Why should we take the time to gather with other believers to worship God?…

Looking at our pain means we can no longer pretend we are in control. People begin twelve-step programs, like Alcoholics…

“Our Lord…did not show us how to avoid defeat or failure, but rather he showed us how to transcend it,”…

Imagine yourself lying in bed some night: You have just had a good time in prayer and are flooded with…

They are those who have been traumatized by betrayals of trust—in childhood, adolescence, or adulthood—from parents, other family members, authority…

There is a wonderful anecdote about Pope Francis visiting his optician in Rome. Emerging from the appointment, he faced a…