Radiant Hope In a world that feels dimmed by uncertainty, teens are desperate for a glimpse of something steady, something true. They scroll past headlines of war, division, and despair. They sit in...
You know the scenes that make me sob the most in books and movies? It’s not when characters are treated unfairly. It’s not when all seems hopeless. It’s not even necessarily when the protagonist...
“The Eucharist is my highway to heaven.” – (Soon-to-Be) Saint Carlo Acutis Eeeeek! Let me pause for a minute to do some backflips!!! A real-life saint. A saint who was alive only 18 years ago?!...
Imagine for a minute that you are on a mountain with Jesus. You’re both having a great time, our Lord is telling hilarious jokes, and you feel like you’re on top of the world. The view is magnificent…
As a youth minister, what is the one thing you hope your teens think of when they look at the crucifix? What is it about the cross of Christ that you hope they see, feel, or realize? During Holy Week,
My husband, Stephen, and I visited the National Shrine of Our Lady of Good Help – now called Our Lady of Champion – in July of 2021. Although we always hoped for the opportunity to visit...
3 Things That Make Sports A Means For Acquiring Christian Virtue From this standpoint, let us reflect on three particular things that make sport, nowadays, a precious means for training in human and...
Let’s be honest—Latin can make anything sound either incredibly profound or mildly threatening. “Nihil obstat” is one example. Say it slowly in a deep voice, quite dramatic. Really though, it’s quite...
Padre Pio: “You are now to be especially devoted to Our Lady of Knock” In the 1960s, Padre Pio told one of his Irish disciples that the time had come for him to honor Our Lady of Knock in a special...
Jesus said to his disciples:“I have come to set the earth on fire,and how I wish it were already blazing!There is a baptism with which I must be baptized,and how great is my anguish until it is...