“Do you think that I have come to establish peace on the earth? No, I tell you, but rather division” (Luke 12:51) More »

Blessed Teresa of Calcutta was a member of a religious community, Our Lady of Loreto, when Jesus called her to begin the “new work” that would give rise to the Missionaries of Charity. Leaving the community was “the biggest sacrifice of my life,” she said later. “I suffered a lot when I left my family and my country to enter the convent when I was eighteen. But I suffered much more when I left the convent to begin the new work that Jesus had commanded me to do. More »

We all know what it is like to be thirsty. Working outside on a hot summer day or taking a long run can cause a huge thirst. Our mouth feels parched, we are hot and sweaty, and our whole body seems to be crying out for a drink—for anything that will cool us down and satisfy us. More »

The dazzling glory revealed at Jesus’ transfiguration was an expression of his divine nature and, as Archbishop Fulton Sheen so eloquently put it, “of the inherent loveliness of ‘him who came down from heaven.’ The wonder was not this momentary radiance around him; it was rather that at all other times it was repressed” (Life of Christ). More »

It was a few days after Easter. Just another day. Tank running on empty. Time to pump some gas. More »

Has any saint received more negative press than Martha? All she did was ask Jesus to tell her sister to help her with the chores, and she ended up being branded as spiritually dull, overly anxious, or even worse, spiteful. After all, Jesus rejected Martha’s request and even told her that her own priorities were out of order. More »

Most of us have done things that we regret doing. And then, to make things worse, we might lie about what we have done in order to cover up the matter. Sometimes we get away with it, but the wrongdoing remains. At other times, things get tense, and we end up having to deceive and manipulate even more for fear that we will lose control over the situation. And in the process we lose more of our credibility. More »

In my late teens and early twenties, I could often be found in dark, smoke-filled clubs, hanging out with my friends and listening to alternative rock music. Typically, the band members played loud, angry songs and sported earrings and spiked hair. More »