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Dear Cardinals, How presumptuous of me to be writing to you! Your mourning and level of work in anticipation of the Conclave must be...

There have been many happenings in my personal life over the past eight months that, before they occurred, I would have said were...

In less than a week Cardinals will shutter themselves away in the Sistine Chapel and begin the Conclave. Many have seen the movie or read...

In the April 2025 Magnificat mass companion, the introduction for Divine Mercy Sunday says that Jesus showed his wounded hands and side,...

As I reflect on the legacy of Pope Francis and what it means to me, one word comes to mind to describe him. Pastoral. His perspective on...

Pope Francis blessed the noise, the mess, and complexities of everyday life. When I picture his legacy, I see all of the photos of him...

We are an Easter people. Words proclaimed throughout the Church on Sunday, but that became all the more poignant on this Easter Monday as...

It is the darkness before the first rays of the morning sunrise peeking over the hills. The whole world is still - and yet, my whole...

Scrolling through Pinterest a few years ago, I came across an image that has remained with me ever since. It depicts three children...

It is Holy Thursday, the first day of the Triduum. Today we remember Jesus’s Last Supper, the Agony in the Garden, and his betrayal and...

Today’s Mass opens with a familiar scene—Jesus entering Jerusalem, seated on a colt, as his followers “began to praise God aloud with...

My toddler likes to help me do the dishes, but is afraid of the disposal. One day recently, I was emptying out some old food and delaying...

“Brothers and sisters: You were once darkness, but now you are the light of the world.” Who might you guess is the Saint of Darkness?...

In the sixth month, Gabriel (the angel) was sent from God to a town in Galilee called Nazareth, to a virgin engaged to a man called...

In today’s first reading from Exodus, Moses has spotted the burning bush on Mount Sinai. God calls to him by name. Moses answers “Here I...

Today we celebrate the second Sunday of Lent. As Catholics, tradition has taught us that the 40-day period of prayer, fasting, and...

Hunger is a natural part of the human experience. There are days I crave dark chocolate, the rush of cheap store-bought candy sugar, a...

Behold, now is a very acceptable time; behold, now is the day of salvation. If not now then when? Will there be a better time? There is...

I am preparing this on a bitter cold day literally and figuratively in Illinois on Monday, January 20, 2025. It was -1° when I got going...

This Lent we are offering daily reflections that will be delivered right to your inbox. As we know many choose to take a break from...