Mother Teresa often saw God in the “poorest of the poor.” Twice in my life, I was one of these most needy ones. Once it was as a beggar, sitting with an empty coffee cup on the steps of churches, looking for coins from Sunday morning Mass-goers. More »

Interpreters suggest we read this story of the Samaritan woman at the well in two parts: John 4: 7-15, about the woman’s practical errand and her private encounter with Jesus; and verses 16-30, about the implications of this encounter for the mission of the gospel and for John’s readers, including ourselves. More »

Kameko Horie, a native of Tokyo, Japan, launched "The Word Among Us" in her country. In this article, which she wrote in 1997, she shares with us how she was led to take on such a project, and the ways that the Lord has blessed her through her service to him. More »

I’m a “list” person. You know my kind. I have lists for doing just about everything. More »

For about twenty years, I’ve been serving as a Catholic lay volunteer to bring prayer, the Eucharist, and sacramentals inside the walls of Florida’s prison. The prisons I serve are in rural North Florida, just a few miles from the Georgia border. More »

Millions of people drink coffee every morning. For many of them, it’s the one sure thing that will get their “batteries” charged for the day. More »

Life’s important memories come complete with an extraordinary assortment of details that help to underscore them in our minds. More »

Do you want to know God’s presence and power in your life? Then follow the psalmist’s advice, and be like that tree in Psalm 1: Plant yourself by the “streams of water” (1:3), the living river of God’s grace. More »