On Making Sense of Things

I’ve recently discovered that there is such a thing as thinking about too many ideas at…

Holy Hours: How Christ Has Transformed My Future

Prayer. It’s something that you hear frequently in our society, even if it is significantly less…

The Downcast Soul

Psalms 42 and 43 are deeply intertwined and deeply moving passages of Scripture. There is one…

It’s All Real, and it’s Beautiful

I was raised Catholic; I was baptized, my family went to Mass on Sundays, and somewhere…

Peanuts: A Door to Self-Knowledge

From about fourth grade, I was exiled to the peanut-free lunch table. I was granted a…

Breakfast of Champions

I first discovered the 8 AM Mass at St. Mary’s in the second semester of my…

He Prepares My Heart for the Harvest

As I walk out of St. Mary’s chapel and down the middle of Linden Lane on…

On Burls

I was recently jogging through Brighton when I came across a tree frightfully pierced by an…

In Praise of the Present Moment

5:45 AM flashes on the Walmart watch my sister gave me nine weeks and 2,000 miles…

A Love Letter

My Dearest Reader,  I would like to begin by simply saying thank you! As I reflect…