Merry Christmas! This holy season always lifts my heart with a joyful Spirit as I see the children filled with expectation… and the adults counting their blessings and recentering themselves in God and ... READ MORE

The Twelve Days of Christmas We Catholics always ‘stand out’ from the culture around us. So too, on December 25, we only begin the “Christmas Season” of celebrating Jesus being born in human flesh… while the world around us is taking Christmas decorations...READ MORE

Sacrament of Freedom When I teach sessions on the why and how of going to confession, I often talk about the real ‘freedom’ that the sacrament offers. We underestimate the burden that guilt and shame ...READ MORE

An Advent of Gratitude... I always like the way the celebration of Thanksgiving flows right into the liturgical season of Advent. Since the Advent scriptures call us to “get ready” to meet Christ at any moment which may be our last breath on this Earth, it is so important to “be ready” by having an inner disposition of gratitude ... READ MORE