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Why do we worship Jesus, anointing Him with our love songs? Gratitude: He did for us what only He could do—He forgave our sins. Only God...

By Marco Casanova, Asst. Director of DSM/LW Jesus, through His Church, rescues the joy of my salvation. The mission of Jesus, at its very...

40-years-ago in Southern California, Andrew Comiskey began to impart to others what the Lord had first given him—encounters with God and...

Abbey Foard, Executive Director of DSM/LW Our nation (and our world) is swirling, as dizzying news cycles attest. No need to recount—we...

‘Peace I leave with you; My peace I give to you. Let not your heart be troubled or afraid’ (Jn 14:27). Not as easy as it sounds. Sure,...

‘Many are awed by His miracles; few accept the shame of His Cross.’ Thomas a Kempis From the beginning of His adult ministry, Jesus set...

My dreams reveal one frustrated guy. I wake up half-smiling at the heart’s antics: I can’t get out of the room or parking lot, no exit,...

Adjective: causing someone to feel deeply hurt or angry. Noun: an organized campaign to achieve something. Jesus’ healing ministry...

Jesus is good news for the sexually broken. As a mere member of His, deeply flawed, I fall short. I guess that explains the title of our...

‘The poor and needy search for water but there is none; their tongues are parched with thirst, but I the Lord will answer them; I, the...

‘You are no longer aliens but fellow citizens with God’s people and members of God’s household, built on the foundation of the apostles...

Reflecting on my 60th year, I was beautifully interrupted by a snow storm that knocked the power right out of us; we were babysitting...

I prepared myself for the worst last Sunday, the Feast of the Holy Family. I prophesied a dismal homily on the too-radiant-to-be-believed...

‘No-one can celebrate a genuine Christmas without being truly poor. Only those who need someone to come on their behalf will have that...

‘The joy of a saint is not to draw people to himself…but to cast his crown before God.’ Father Richard Veras This fall I’ve faced the...

In the swirl of Church abuse scandals and the Kavanaugh political drama involving #MeToo’s legitimacy and overreach, I urge you to pray....

As I prepared to run the inaugural half-marathon in Kansas City for 2018, I reflected on the river of mercy Jesus released for us in...

I woke from a fitful sleep, jet-lagged and already critical of the things that awaited me at morning Mass. I countered with a prayer for...

‘The Spirit of the Lord God is upon Me, because the Lord has anointed Me; He has sent Me to bring glad tidings to the poor, to heal the...

‘Let the dead bury their own dead. You go and proclaim the Kingdom of God.’  (LK 9:60) Resurrection flies in the face of the sorrows we...