"But I am not alone, because the Father is with me. I have told you this so that you might have peace in me. In the world you will have trouble, but take courage, I have conquered the world."

Going the Way of Love: Lent's first Sunday

Just one caveat: Whatever you do, do for God. Don’t do it because you’re tough and can handle more; don’t do it to be bolder than someone else; don’t do it so you can tell others about it; and don’t do it because it benefits you in some other way.

Your Best Lent Now: living Jesus' 40-day fast

It has dawned on me in recent years that we need to build a better Lenten baseline. Because we take this 40-day journey together, I’m asking you to commit – with all of us, your fellow parishioners – to adopting the following three life-changing and love-enabling disciplines: 1. Pray for 30 minutes a day, 2. Fast every day except for Sundays and Solemnities, 3. Give a true tithe (10%)

Competing Contagions: Jesus heals a leper

God on the Move: Jesus takes Galilee by storm

It’s sometimes tricky to nail down what someone means by spiritual reading, so I offered a number of suggestions in what I consider different categories of that genre.

Teaching and Healing: Jesus and the authority of God

Though I am not a member of Opus Dei, I admire the institution's stated purpose as an organization within the Catholic Church: spreading the universal call to holiness in ordinary life.

Fishing for Men: the call of Jesus' first followers

The same God who allows us to see our shortcomings also gives us the strength to overcome them!

On the Lookout for Love: Jesus calls his first followers

Jesus' life of prayer is of a piece with his ministry to others. Just so, our life of prayer must be of a piece with our day-to-day life.

Merry Christmas(tide)! the baptism of the Lord

Prayer is how God enkindles our hearts and keeps the fire of his love burning within us.

Merry Christmas(tide)! the feast of the Epiphany

Get that: Jesus wants to transform our world by transforming the lives of those who follow him from the inside out.

Merry Christmas(tide)! the feast of the Holy Family

The only thing that can come close to explaining God’s becoming man is love. Not just love, but crazy love.
This kind of love only cares – totally cares – about the beloved, and doesn’t count the cost.