On faith, prayer, and the quiet journey of the spiritual life.
Published: June 24, 2026 The Catholic Church is not easily impressed by birthdays. In a year full of saints, the Church marks nearly every one of them on the day they died — the day they were born into eternal life. Only three births break that pattern: Jesus Christ, the Blessed Virgin Mary, a...
Read reflectionPublished: June 23, 2026 There is a moment in nearly every person's day when two roads appear. They rarely look dramatic. One is comfortable, familiar, and well-worn. The other asks something more. Jesus, speaking ...
Read more →Published: June 22, 2026 There is perhaps no teaching of Jesus that we quote more selectively or understand more poorly than the one He delivers in today's Gospel. "Stop judging, that you may not be judged," He say...
Read more →Published: June 21, 2026 There is a small, unsettling word at the center of today's Gospel, and Jesus repeats it three times. Fear. He does not say "try not to be afraid" or "it would be nice if you were braver." H...
Read more →Published: June 20, 2026 There is a question Jesus puts to each of us that sounds simple on the surface but cuts to the very root of how we live our lives. "No one can serve two masters," he says in today's Gospel....
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