It was a sunny, pleasant Saturday on the second of November. I found myself in a graveyard, leaning my wet cheek against the ja...

This past summer, my family found ourselves in that familiar late-May whirlwind. My husband and I are both educators, and that ...

God is renewing His Church, and leaders are hungry for clarity about what that renewal actually looks like. In this episode of ...

Msgr. James Shea explains why the Pharisees became the primary opponents of Jesus, despite being educated, morally serious, dev...

When I’m tired and overwhelmed, what I most crave is being comforted by someone who is both gentle and steady. The kind of pers...

Many of us struggle to rest. Busy with work and parenting, stressful family situations and endless social opportunities lead us...

I always imagine that summertime will be relaxing, with days spent luxuriating on my front porch in the sun, drinking a few bee...

There is a story about the emperor Napoleon once asking the scientist Laplace why his new book did not mention God. Laplace replied, “I had no need of that hypothesis.” Whether or not Laplace actually said it, his attitude is shared by many scientists today. In 2009, a Pew research study showed...

My husband Arthur and I are, in many ways, total opposites. I write; he welds. I think big-picture, while he minds the details. I’m risk-averse, while he takes chances. So, it’s no surprise that we differ when it comes to faith. I’m a cradle Catholic, born and raised in a devout family that...