Being near the people we love is always reassuring, bringing comfort and peace. It’s not even what they say or do that makes us feel better. There’s something about their presence that helps us feel loved, accepted and safe.

Gian Lorenzo Bernini’s baldacchino or baldachin is one of the most noticeable features in the interior of St. Peter’s Basilica in Rome. The massive bronze structure was built to signify the importance of the main altar and the tomb of St. Peter, which is directly under the main altar.

Politics doesn’t have to be unfriendly and confrontational. We can be so much better than that.

What does God hope for us this Advent season?

God is everywhere with us. He sends us good people to be with and pretty places in which to spend time.

This year we have the chance to spend our time quietly searching our hearts for the Word God wishes to speak to us during this period of peace and silence that has been imposed on us.

Low expectations are often the secret to holiday survival, and we certainly had appropriate expectations heading into this Thanksgiving.

To offer one’s entire life for others, and then to pray for those who persecute you, this is the way of the cross.

A person can be grateful for all they have without having everything and everyone they love within sight and reach.

Last night I looked at my calendar for today and realized I had signed the boys up for a photo shoot outside our elementary school.