On a lark, I forwarded an e-mail quiz entitled “20 Things You Never Knew About Me” to several friends. With 20 questions ranging from “What was your first job?” to “If you could live anywhere on earth, where would...

St. Robert Bellarmine, noted for his intellectual prudence in the case of Galileo and the Counter-Reformation, and his great humility despite his position, is also remembered for his tenderness and devotion to the poor. He wrote, “The school of...

Rod Dreher offers a thoughtful reflection on his first read of Dante's Divine Comedy in his late 40's, discovering a wish that he'd read it much earlier in his life. It is, he says, a roadmap to false desire. What...

This past summer I have spent time in prayer, discerning how to find better balance in my busy life as a mother, wife, teacher, writer, volunteer, and all-around household manager. I can easily overextend myself, partly because I feel...

One of the first things a visitor sees when walking into Loyola University Museum of Art’s newest exhibit is two giant globes. The two wooden spheres are valuable records of the western world from 400 years ago—the only pair of...

Vinita Hampton Wright reflects on what mercy looks like in everyday life in a recent article for National Catholic Reporter. Wright realizes that mercy is about small moments in most cases. For example, mercy gives you his seat on the...

For the last week, I’ve had a mash-up of St. Ignatius and R&B singer John Legend stuck in my ear. The Suscipe— “Whatsoever I have or hold, you have given me. I give it all back to you.”—fades into...

Recently a post written by Glennon Doyle Melton at her blog Momastery spread like wildfire through my Facebook newsfeed. The post, “Give Me Gratitude or Give Me Debt,” resonated deeply with me and the other women who were sharing...

Blogger Andy Otto has released a new audio meditation on his God in All Things site. He introduces it this way: Who am I? Who do I want to become? Who has God made me to be? These are some...

We’ve talked many times on this blog about the importance of gratitude. As we head into the weekend, here’s a challenge from author Tommy Newberry: In the next 48 hours, overdo the gratitude - both in prayer and in person...