The season of Advent is upon us! What better way to spend it than with our Blessed Mother Mary? This Advent, I’ll be posting twice-weekly reflections on (more…)
Change of any kind can be stressful. The only way to get through it is with God’s grace, as Mary did. Here’s my latest article for National Catholic Register, “Moving through Change with God’s Grace.” I bet you’ll learn as much reading it as I did writing it. Good stuff! Read more
Earlier today Pope Francis issued his first Apostolic Exhortation. Titled Evangelii Gaudium, (The Joy of the Gospel), the 224-page document outlines the Pope’s vision for a missionary Church, whose “doors should always be open,” and touches on numerous themes, including evangelization, peace, priesthood, homiletics, social justice, the family, respect for creation, faith and politics, ecumenism, interreligious dialogue, and the role of women and of the laity in the (more…)
Sunday, November 24 marks the end of the Liturgical Year for the Catholic Church. It’s the Solemnity of Our Lord Jesus Christ, King of the Universe, on which day we celebrate Christ’s royalty and his reign over all of creation. Next Sunday, December 1, we begin Advent, which also is the beginning of the new Liturgical Year. (more…)
Join Relevant Radio’s “Morning Air” host, Sean Herriot, and me tomorrow, Thursday, November 21 at 8:40am CST as we chat about five things Mary can teach us about Advent waiting.
I love being on Sean’s show, and am looking forward to it. I also love listener (and (more…)
On November 21, the Church celebrates the Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary. Some people get it confused with the feast of the Presentation of Our Lord, celebrated on February 2. Do you know the difference between the two presentations? How will you observe today’s feast? Learn the difference between Read more
During the General Audience today, Pope Francis spoke about forgiveness – both by script and spontaneously (the link to Vatican Radio’s report below).
The Holy Father, in his characteristic frankness and humbleness, pointed out that priests are the (more…)