“And since the three persons of the Holy Trinity all share the same nature, where one is, the other two are also present.” Saint Brigid of Kildare, along with Saint Patrick and Saint Columba, is one of Ireland’s great patrons. As would be expected, there are many stories of wondersContinue Reading
“The task is daunting, to go out and preach the Word of God to a hostile world.” -St. Augustine Augustine “I was weeping in the most bitter contrition of my heart, when I heard the voice of children from a neighboring house chanting, ‘take up and read; take up andContinue Reading
“it is easy for us to get distracted by holy things and forget the mission that has been entrusted to us.” There is an old adage, its origins unclear, that cautions against losing sight of the forest for the sake of the trees. Are we so caught up in areContinue Reading
What does it mean to have the heart of a servant? It can be fascinating to dig into the history of a word. Nowadays we tend to equate the word “servant” with “slave,” and that is indeed a popular meaning. But the word is very old and has had manyContinue Reading
“As the banker walked away tears welled up in his eyes. He knew the Lord had spoken to him through the stone mason.” God speaks to us all the time. He speaks to personally in the day to day events of our lives. But he also speaks to us asContinue Reading
“The shepherds stand between the wolves and the sheep.” An Answered Prayer Not too long ago, a schoolteacher set off on a cross country road trip to visit the places she had only taught about. She travelled alone in a truck with a camper in tow. As she approached SacramentoContinue Reading
“God uses the ordinary circumstances of our lives to accomplish extraordinary things.” Did you see the dancing bear? There is a certain type of video that is popular on the internet. It is an awareness test or a perception test. In a typical video you will see two teams, oneContinue Reading
“Forgiveness is a habit, and like all habits it is one we need to practice” Forgiveness comes hard to our human nature. It is difficult, but not impossible. As Christians we are called to listen to the “better angels of our nature.” But we often fail at this. God gaveContinue Reading
We have largely lost the knowledge of the power of Beauty to transform the world. Few people will remember the name Friedrich “Fritz” Kreisler. But in the first half of the twentieth century he was one of the finest concert violinists and composers in the world. He earned a fortuneContinue Reading
“why don’t you become a missionary?” Saint Katherine Drexel On March 3, we celebrate the feast-day of Saint Katherine Drexel. The name is probably familiar to many Americans as the Drexel family name is till with us today in the form of Drexel University. Drexel University was founded by AnthonyContinue Reading