It has been happening for years now. In college, it was while driving back up to school after a Sunday spent in peace and recreation with my parents and siblings. Now it is still usually Sundays. After mass, maybe after a family brunch, a hike at a local park, or…
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Last summer, my husband, sister, and I spent twenty-three amazing days in Italy. It was a trip I had always dreamed of but never thought I would have the opportunity to do it. I will never forget one of my very favorite days. I had carefully mapped out how we…
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Dear brothers and sisters, “This is the day the Lord has made; let us rejoice and be glad in it” (Psalm 118:24). Paul’s Words of Exhortation Paul and his companion continued on their missionary journey. They arrived at Perga in Pamphylia. From Perga, they reached Antioch in Pisidia. They entered…
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A Witness from the Beginning: Matthias came late to be numbered among the apostles. Saint Peter’s words describe the role of this apostolic substitute, who appears in Scripture almost as briefly as his fellow candidate, Joseph. The essential requirement for selection was that he be one of “those who have…
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Today, we celebrate the Feast of Our Lady of Fatima, recalling that first extraordinary encounter on May 13th, 1917, in a quiet little village in Portugal. It was there that three children, Lucia, Francisco, and Jacinta, experienced an event that changed their lives and the lives of millions across the…
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Context: St Peter relays what happened while praying in Joppa. A vision commanded Peter to eat certain food that as a Jew rendered him unclean – A voice insisted he eat, which he did after protesting. Visitors later arrived from Caesarea, a pagan town and naval port built by Herod…
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A short Gospel, just four verses, about who God is and who we are. Jesus is the Good Shepherd, and we, the sheep, are in the hands of God. This is the message of this Sunday, also known as the Good Shepherd Sunday. Today’s Gospel is for each of us.…
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As a convert to the faith, I have a special love for the Book of Acts. It narrates the flowering of the early Church, from its very beginning with the apostles at Pentecost to the missionary journeys of St. Paul. The story crackles on the page with vigor and energy.…
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Does Acts 9 bother you? It certainly bothers me. Acts 9 is the well-known story of Saul’s conversion on the Road to Damascus. The question it raises and bothers me so is, “have I really gone through a similar conversion”? Acts 9 opens with, “Saul, still breathing murderous threats against…
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We join the Church and the world in celebrating the election of our new Holy Father, Leo XIV. On May 8, 2025, Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost—a native of Chicago and a lifelong Augustinian—was elected the 267th pope of the Catholic Church. With a rich background in missionary service and deep theological…
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