The Blood of Jesus Is On Me
This past Sunday, I sat in Mass both crowded and slightly irritated as my 5-year-old poked me in the face with her palm for the fifteenth time. The Gospel was...
This past Sunday, I sat in Mass both crowded and slightly irritated as my 5-year-old poked me in the face with her palm for the fifteenth time. The Gospel was...
I’m not a patient person and I absolutely hate sitting in the “unknown.” Before I go to see a movie, I look up how it ends online. I read the...
When my oldest daughter was four years old, our family made a pilgrimage to the quaint and almost hidden St. Anne’s Shrine in Massachusetts. While praying the Stations of the...
On March 8, 2016, we hosted a free webinar for all called “Conversion and Grace: Living a Life of Transformation.” During Lent, Christ calls us to fast and sacrifice as...
On February 9, 2016, we hosted a free webinar for all of our audiences that included a lively discussion on how to make this Lent the best ever. Drawing from...
1. Read Sacred Scripture Each year during Lent we need to hear once more the voice of the prophets who cry out and trouble our conscience. (Message for Lent, 2015)...
“To change and to change for the better are two different things.” ~German proverb Our Lenten journey takes us to a desolate, solitary place. It is understandable why some Catholics...
I tell everyone that I’m from Chicago, but you would probably laugh at that if you saw the place I grew up. It was a small town of about fifteen...
You’ve probably seen one of the newer commercials for Snickers with the famous tagline: “You’re not you when you’re hungry.” I know that this phrase resonates with me personally, and...
Prayer. One of the three pillars that serves to underscore the whole Lenten season, along with fasting and almsgiving. But really, a blog about it? Come on. We’ve seen plenty...