I am from a small town in rural Pennsylvania, the Poconos. Also referred to as the “coal region” of Northeast PA. Growing up there, our...

In today’s Gospel we hear a story of an astonishing transformation known as the Transfiguration. As a kid, I would often wonder what that...

I received an email recently with this graphic and I was immediately smitten. The colors, the movement, the wording all drew me in and...

Even now, says the LORD return to me with your whole heart, with fasting, and weeping, and mourning; Rend your hearts, not your garments,...

It began with the angel coming to Mary. “Hail full of grace!” That was the beginning - full of grace!” It was an invitation to be a part...

A spiritual teen age young lady, with a steady boyfriend and a very religious family announces to her parents that she is with child....

To know God as the Source of all that is effects awe, as well as a deep sense of our inherent human dignity as creations in his image. We...

The second and third weeks of Advent are the weeks of John the Baptist. This last Sunday, St. Luke's gospel announces John's mission...

As soon as Thanksgiving is over it seems as if Christmas has begun. Christmas does not begin until December 25, so right off the bat, we...

I start with a simple question: Would you recognize the risen Jesus if He were to return? Have you ever wondered why the Jewish nation...

As we enter Holy Week, I share a few thoughts on prayer – not because I know so much about it, but because I don’t know enough. What I do...

I recall a conversation with a friend a while back, in which she told me about one of her children having faced disciplinary action for...

So the conversation I have with my Nana the night before I sit down to write this essay goes a little something like this. We’d just got...

The Church places before us today the story of the binding of Isaac. Read by itself, it is a brutal tale. Both God and Abraham can appear...

Remember Aesop’s fable about a tortoise and a hare? In that old story we see how slow and steady gets you where you need to be. This is a...