Putting Art in Its Place

This Lent instead of giving something up, I decided to add something huge to my spiritual life. I decided to try to tackle reading as much of the Vatican II documents as possible. So far I have read 7 out…

Bless Your Children…and the World

If you watched the televised coverage of Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio of Argentina named as our new pope, Pope Francis, you likely were deeply moved by his demeanor and word.  Before giving his papal blessing he humbly asked for the…

Pope Francis: What’s in a Name?

On April 16, 1210, Pope Innocent III had an audience with a beggar.  This beggar travelled long and far by foot to see the Holy Father.  But the pope was troubled by a strange dream from the night before.  In…

Remembering the Signs

Think of the last time you gave someone directions to a particular location. Maybe you told them to “go to the third traffic light and make a left” or “watch for a restaurant with a big green roof.” You pointed…

E-S-P for Strays

When a child or sibling, spouse or parent strays from the faith that once was the mainstay of his or her life, what can you do? You worry yourself into tears. You scold and then ignore them, manipulate and then…

New Evangelization, New Media, New Life!

Here’s something super awesome…a new app that will be out on April 8…iIncarnate. The concept: God became Man and dwelt among us. iIncarnate is an app that allows you to journey with Christ in the womb of Mary beginning on…

Alleluia! He is Risen

We began on Holy Thursday as Christ instituted the Eucharist and washed the feet of his disciples, commanding them “as I have done for you, you should also do” (John 13:15). On Good Friday we remembered Jesus’ death on the…

Reflections on Easter

Readings for March 31, 2013: The Resurrection of the Lord, The Mass of Easter Sunday The serpent’s bite was a deadly one.  The venom had worked its way deep into the heart of the entire human race, doing its gruesome…

On Modesty and Evangelization: 5 Lies We Tell Our Daughters

If we’re going to evangelize, we need to live our faith fully, and we need to teach that faith in our parishes and at home.  This includes aspects of the Christian life that might not come naturally to us, or…

Stations of the Cross using New Media

I’ve been to our parish’s Stations of the Cross a handful of times, and I felt I understood something integral about my Catholicism each time. Lucky for me, I don’t have to wait until the Fridays of Lent to embrace…