Jesus was betrayed by a deceitful, cowardly bishop, the apostle Judas, who had tried to cover up his crimes. Today, we needn’t…

The Catholic Marketing Network Annual Trade Show is 3 hours from my house, so I drove up to Lancaster, Pennsylvania, to see what…

Eighteen prayerful women gathered on July 21 at the Shrine of the Divine Mercy in Stockbridge, Massachusetts, to explore how a mother’s…

St. Catherine of Siena (1347–1380), Doctor of the Church and Patron Saint of Italy, was a towering political figure of her time. She…

A fourth-century deacon wrote, “Do nothing at all unless you begin with prayer.” Oops. We may remember to pray when we need…

Gem from last Sunday “Don’t try to protect yourself against God by thinking you need to know how to [pray] or being…

Do you know of Sister Wendy Beckett, whose art commentary wowed viewers of public TV in the nineties? Sister Wendy, now 88,…

St. Teresa of Avila prayed, “From sour and sad-faced old saints, Good Lord deliver us!” Teresa, who was known to dance around…

My brother Bill lives on and in the water. He swears that a shark won’t attack unless provoked. I’m not willing to…

I passed by my favorite pond yesterday and saw the first batch of goslings paddling in their parents’ wake. Awww! So I…