I went through an extended period last year during which I had difficulty praying. The stretch lasted many weeks in which I…
Browsing: Live in Christ
All around the World people are making final preparations for World Youth Day in July, my thoughts wandered back to…
Lumen fidei – The light of faith (LF) is the first Encyclical signed by Pope Francis. Divided into four chapters,…
The “God moment” arrived during the performance of a high school musical one year ago. Not that it should have…
In the question period after a talk I’d given on my new book, American Church, a woman raised an important…
It is late, almost midnight. The St. Louis Cardinals ballgame ended just a few moments ago, so I turn off…
I am sure you remember this song we all have sung so often at Mass: “We are one in the…
Sometime ago, my father and I went to get some fast-food for lunch. While there, a mother and three daughters…
“I hate to admit it,” my friend confided in me. “But, I really have a difficult time feeling close to…
Fatherhood is definitely not an easy topic to think or converse about for the majority of people in our current…