Lord, I feel like You don’t want me to move on.

I have come to treasure my morning visits with Jesus, which use His Word as a conversation starter.

The Saints and sages throughout Christian history have divided the spiritual journey into three stages.

I walked on. Silence enveloped me. I was completely at peace. Refreshed and aware of how deeply I am cared for by Him.

There are days when I wonder if The Matrix is a documentary.

What sets Christian asceticism apart from other religious and secular ascetic practices is the One for whom we are doing it.

Many stories start at the beginning, but St. Joseph’s starts in the middle of his life. It may help to put yourself in his place.

Three weeks ago, on a snowy Sunday afternoon, the phone rang. I barely recognized the voice of my seventy-eight year old mother. Crying...

Simple words can open our hearts and bring us into dialogue with God when stressed, afraid, overwhelmed, or even full of joy.

While our real-world soma takes many forms, it is not a stretch to claim that we are amusing ourselves to death.

As the specter of terrorism arrived on September 11, 2001 and has never left, the specter of the Great Pandemic of the year 2020 may remain.

A beautiful rosary is an aide to connect us to the One who is Beauty itself.

There is a simple remedy for the crisis in the Church today. It can be applied by Cardinals, Bishops, Priests, Deacons, Religious...

Up until my senior year of college, the only type of prayer that really existed in my world was memorized prayer. It wasn’t a conscious...

If you wish to advance along the path of prayer, what is required, according to the wisdom of the saints, is docility and great love for...

Anyone who takes himself for his own spiritual director is the disciple of a fool. - St. Bernard of Clairvaux It may be very hard or very...

Resist the devil and he will flee from you – James 4: 7 Do you know that the devil and his minions have a well-developed plan for your...

A few weeks ago, I had a revelation. I was sitting at a stoplight, waiting and praying for the light to turn. I wasn’t running late. I...

He who neglects mental prayer needs no devil to carry him to hell. - St. Teresa of Avila If you want to be holy and live a life dedicated...

Welcome to our new series, "Holy Stratagem!". This will be a weekly series on the spiritual strategies given us by God to make us holy...