Click here for daily readings I love God with all my heart and genuinely wish to live a life of holiness, as He calls us all to do.  However, I’ve become distracted by life and stopped putting God first. I feel terrible, but repairing my relationship with Him seems a bit overwhelming.  A million questions

Click here for daily readings As a mother of five children and an aunt to 26 more, I have attended my fair share of baptisms. They are always beautiful and joyful occasions, celebrations of a new member being added to God’s family. But most of them have also had their mishaps, as tends to happen

Click here for daily readings We were moving my son out of our home and into his new apartment. I asked, “Should I put this box here?”  He replied, “Ask her!” he said, referring to his future bride. This is actually happening. My son is getting married soon. They rented an apartment and he planned

Click here for daily readings When I was 17, something happened to me that marked me for life, and today I want to share it with you. It all started with a stomachache while I was in a college prep class. I didn't pay much attention to it at first, but the pain kept getting

Click here for daily readings Saint Luke tells us that Jesus returned to Galilee “in the power of the Spirit.” Can we just pause there? Most mornings, I can barely make it to my desk, fueled by my coffee. But Jesus reminds us that the true fuel for life—and for accomplishing whatever mission God calls

Click here for daily readings As adults, we are certain that we know the world around us, and have spent enough time on Earth to believe that we understand the world and how it works. When there is something new to learn, we go about it practically. We read articles and books. We take classes

Click here for daily readings Today is my sixty-first birthday. I would love to be able to reminisce about a bucket list of interesting adventures from my sixtieth year, but those twelve months humbled me as I found myself caring for young grandchildren who live with us, accompanying my parents as they faced the struggles

Click here for daily reading It’s impressive how many people followed Jesus when He walked the earth and what they left behind to do it. Our Gospel speaks of Jesus teaching in synagogues and proclaiming the Gospel of the Kingdom. When He called the people to “Repent, for the Kingdom of heaven is at hand,”

Click here for daily readings My oncologist’s name lit up as my cell phone rang on the Feast of the Epiphany 14 years ago. “The biopsy showed cancer,” she said. I took a deep breath, closed my eyes, and whispered a prayer, bracing myself before walking outside to tell my husband. Since that day, the