Letting things be might be the hardest thing about this crisis. Recognizing that things are outside my control is never easy. But it’s especially hard to know that the greatest and most selfless gift I can give to others is to do nothing.

What I came to learn during my confinement is that you don’t have to have symptoms to be a carrier of COVID-19 and spread it to others.

There is no predictable timing for healing from loss but there are things we can do to help ourselves get through that painful period.

Often it doesn’t matter what you decide to do for Lent. Sometimes your Lenten journey finds you. So, here we are.

Our younger son hurried into the room holding a water glass full of forsythia he had cut from the bushes in our yard.

Going to the cemetery can be emotional, but it can also be very peaceful and spiritual. I think about what a fleeting time on earth this is for each of us.

Want to read about that topic that’s on everyone’s minds? Then you probably want to click away. These quick takes are distancing themselves from that conversation again this week as I share bits from our lives.

Father Doyle fields questions on the Church’s stance on organ donation and endorsing candidates.

Suzanna Molino Singleton finds inspiration in the man who championed outreach to Haiti in the Archdiocese of Baltimore.

Catholic parents should seize this as an opportunity to reinforce our beliefs and values in our children.