Stories abound about the extraordinary events coloring the life of St. Anthony of Padua, the “wonder-worker.” Fish are said to have listened to him preach, their heads attentively raised out of the river, when the hard of heart refused to heed his words. More »

Shortly after midnight, I awoke from sleep to discover that my husband had not yet come to bed. This had happened before, but on that fateful night something prodded me to get up. More »

Here is a simple approach that can help you welcome Jesus into your home and develop greater unity in your family. More »

Sometimes, the voice of a saint echoes clearly to us down through the centuries. As a young adult, I found myself struggling, in the ordinary way of young people, with feeling alienated from God. More »

Do We Desire to Receive Jesus? More »

I am going to speak here about the father wound because for me this was, and for many others still is, the biggest block to experiencing intimacy with the Father, Abba. For many others it is the mother wound that is deepest. More »

Jesus’ way of presenting the Holy Spirit made it evident that his followers were supposed to relate to the Spirit as a teacher, a counselor, a consoler—as someone who would help and guide them in their daily lives as Christians. In the Acts of the Apostles, we saw that Christ’s followers were in a dialogue with the Spirit, who actively directed and assisted them in their missionary activity. More »

Imagine what it must have been like when Jesus ascended into heaven two thousand years ago. More »