My uncle John called his late mother-in-law “Rosebud” (her name was Rose). Entering the room with a big smile, he’d call out,…
It’s Okay to be a Rosebud
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How to “Strengthen What Remains”
As the news shows scenes of disrespect for law, private property, and due process, reason itself seems to be going up in…
Is Virtue Offensive?
Virtue, that is, a habit of doing the right thing according to God, has been offensive since the Garden of Eden. Offensive…
Revealing my Word for 2021
I usually don’t pick a Word for the whole year. But 2021 seemed to need one! My 3-minute video reveals what word…
Pondering With Mary
A reader’s comment that she was “following the path of Mary” during Advent made me ponder just what the path of Mary…
Finding God in a Pizza Parlor
Here’s one of the many paradoxes of the spiritual life: through surrender to God, we achieve our greatest freedom. I found this…
Balm for the Election Crazies
“You rescued me from the strife of peoples” (Ps 18:44). As the election nears and communication gets ever more verklempt, this is…
How to Be as Magnificent as You Are
“Become who you are.” —St. John Paul the Great Have you ever considered how the assumptions you make limit your ability to…
The Night That Changed My Life
November fifteenth will mark my thirtieth anniversary as a Catholic. That day in mid-November might have been just another sunny autumn day…
Your Dance
God has given each of us unique gifts—ways to receive and live out his love that only we can do. A favorite…
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