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‘In regard to the young man for whom he was experiencing strong homosexual desires I asked him, “What specifically do you admire in this...

‘In union and communion with Him, our once fragmented souls are drawn together in one harmonious whole even as the pieces of a complex...

‘“Love is something more stern and splendid than mere kindness,” as C. S. Lewis has said, and the most unloving thing I could possibly...

‘Some within the Church…claim that the homosexual condition is an expression of the variety in creation that God intended. “Why–if God...

‘The fallen condition is a crisis in separation, and within the trauma of broken relationships resides what is described today as the...

‘The fallen self cannot know itself. As we have seen, we do not know who we are and will search for our identity in someone or something...

What do Leanne Payne, St. John Paul ll, Robert Gagnon, and Josef Pieper have in common? These are the four brilliant minds I have chosen...

Let’s start with confession: I find virtual Masses unsatisfying. They provoke hunger without consummation. Fill my little screen with big...

‘Because this widow keeps bothering me, I will see that she gets justice’ (Lk. 18:5). Prayer and fasting are not sexy. As this 40-day...

Long before I centered on the Eucharist as the focus of worship—the real meal that Catholics celebrate–I understood this breaking of...

While waiting in line at the market, I observed two young Latina women in matching jean jackets emblazoned with rainbows and crosses....

In these last couple weeks of our fast, I’ve had the privilege of making two trips to the Northeast where I witnessed the irresistible...

Fasting is about solidarity with those who suffer; in our self-emptying, we cry out for Jesus to restore them. He suffered; He now lives...

This fall, we advance in three exciting ways for the Body of Christ. Desert Stream Ministries is about helping make the Church a...

One habit to which I attribute any good that comes from me is abiding before the Crucified. Each morning I awake to a Franciscan cross...

We end our 40 days on the Feast of Christ the King, the final Sunday of the Church calendar. Crowned with thorns and pierced with sword...

‘Everyone who asks receives; he who seeks finds; to him who knocks, the door will be opened…if you who are evil give good gifts to your...

Nothing conveys God’s love better than telling our stories of God’s unfailing love. Our surrender to His on the Cross has become for us...

Last week I discovered some unexpected momentum for our prayer/fasting time. While wondering how I might keep a prayerful focus amid our...

As we proceed on our 40 days of prayer/fasting for loved ones, we discover a marvelous truth: prayer leads to intimacy with God. Simply...