My parents sent our second-grader a new tie with a First Communion tie tack to wear, and he could not wait to put it on when it arrived.

“Writing is such a form of prayer,” Colleen told me. “When I get out of the way, the Holy Spirit can really work through me.”

At that first practice, anything and everything is possible. The season lies ahead of us fresh and clean and exciting.

Father Doyle answers a question about possible sainthood for the founder of EWTN.

The responsibility to make everyone feel welcome at Mass begins with each of us.

The key to trusting God’s power after death is to trust his power during life.

Easter fun, eggs, babies and gratitude.

Those who turn a blind eye to the children  who are victims of human trafficking; young refugees from Afghanistan or Syria; or the young ones among us who do not have ample food, clothing, shelter and education, contribute to their neglect.

The U.S. assisted-suicide movement has ridiculed slippery-slope arguments, saying we will never follow the Netherlands in approving assisted suicide for people who only have dementia. It seems we are almost there now.

Congratulations! If you’re reading this, you didn’t get hit by the Chinese space station.