During these days when we are home most of the time, we find ourselves noticing outdoor creatures we normally don’t see.

Whenever it rains, we look outside for a rainbow.

In this pandemic time, when we can’t travel far or interact with all the people we want to be with, St. Thérèse can be a poignant source of inspiration. Her world may have been small, but her words and actions have touched thousands and thousands of hearts.

Father Doyle fields questions about blasphemy against the Holy Spirit and Communion by intinction.

What selfless gestures could we practice unseen on friends, family, neighbors, coworkers, yes even strangers?

Last week I found myself longing for God’s grace. I decided I would try to find a way to receive the Sacrament of Reconciliation.

Sixteen years ago, my father walked me up the aisle of the Cathedral of Mary Our Queen in Baltimore, and John was waiting for me at the altar.

Our votes will have real-life consequences for many people. Thus, we should do our best to discern those consequences.

Gossip may be shared between two people, let’s say by a tweet and reply or a Facebook post on another person’s wall, but it is shared with the knowledge that both parties’ followers will see it. What is most pernicious is that it’s often shared not in spite of that knowledge but because of it.

St. Pio of Pietrelcina, whose feast day is Sept. 23, is quoted as saying, “Pray, hope, and don’t worry. Worry is useless. God is merciful and will hear your prayer.”