Some years ago, I told my spiritual advisor that I was prepared to undertake any Lenten fasting or penance he suggested. I felt noble as I made my valiant offer, but this wise and holy priest didn’t act impressed. 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 »

St. John of God is one of Spain’s leading religious figures. He was born in Montemoro Novo, Portugal, on March 8, 1495, into a deeply religious family that was poor but had once been wealthy and prominent. More »

“Holy martyrs, Perpetua and Felicity, pray for us.” Many times in my life, I have heard Perpetua and Felicity mentioned in litanies of saints and prayers of the Church. 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 »

Bartimaeus didn’t hesitate to call out to Jesus for help. However, unlike many of the other beggars of his day, he wasn’t asking for food or money but for something far more difficult: He wanted his sight restored (Mark 10:47-48,51). 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 »