If I was doing it right, wouldn’t I be flooded with consolation? I’ve asked myself this question several times over the last few months as I have struggled with prayer.…
When you love someone, you want to know more about them. You ask about his or her family, hometown, favorite memories, biggest dreams, and favorite thing to do on a…
As an online graduate student at the Augustine Institute, being able to visit Colorado and actually sit in the physical lecture hall I had previously only seen in recorded videos…
THE ADVICE THAT CHANGED THE MASS FOR ME It was Good Friday and there I was crying in the confessional to some random priest who had the joy of hearing…
OUR HEAVENLY FRIENDS GUIDING US When I was in college, I asked a friend how I could grow in my prayer life. She replied, “Ask the saints to help you.…
I’ve always had a natural desire to follow God’s commandments and do His will in my life-- a result of growing up in a devout Catholic family. But sometimes I…
Recently, I was watching a reality show with some of my non-Catholic Christian friends. We somehow got on the topic of whether or not we thought one of the guys…
Have you ever noticed how our society is so uncomfortable with silence? We're so accustomed to the noise around us that the instant we have some peace and quiet we…
Meet My Mother My mother is this 5-foot-2 woman with a firecracker personality. If you've spent five minutes with her, she probably has talked to you about the Blessed Virgin…