What to know about being Catholic on the Church’s birthday
The Easter season concludes with the feast of Pentecost, often referred to as the birthday of the Church. It was on Pentecost that the Holy Spirit descended on the Apostles,…
How to live your Catholic faith in a secular career
Working in the secular environment as a faithful Catholic can be hard. Sometimes it can feel as though you turn on your laptop in the morning and log off in…
Understanding what true faithfulness looks like
From a young age, I understood there to be two separate meanings to the word “faith.” There was “faith,” as in being a person of prayer, and “faith,” as in…
Learning to walk on water: A lesson of faith and miracles
Jesus’ question to Peter has been ringing through my head over the last few weeks. “Why did you doubt?” Peter had stepped out onto the water — in faith —…
What Peter’s leap of faith can really teach us
Shortly after Jesus rose from the dead, he appeared on the beach while his friends were out fishing. They had caught nothing. When Jesus tells them to try a new…
Theology of the body of ballet
Beauty. Art. Expression. All are meant to reflect the goodness and the design of the Creator. And when approached with a heart desiring to reflect this goodness, we learn more…
Reclaiming the simple life
In perhaps the most beautiful passage in his Confessions, St. Augustine writes, “For behold thou wert within me, and I outside … .” The great Doctor of the Church, reflecting…
God finds us: Lessons from a Holocaust survivor
As a little girl, I loved the hidden corner near a bookshelf in my brother’s room. Camped out beside his towering stacks, I chose from among the remnants of his…
Finding God in the detours
We know that all things work for good for those who love God, who are called according to his purpose. Rm. 8:28 On a hot June afternoon, four FOCUS (The…
The road less traveled
Choosing to live according to one’s faith is difficult. It’s instinctual to want to settle into what is comfortable and easy, and more often than not, we avoid the constricted…