Reflections
Love, Relationship, and How We Live
The other day, I was sorting through some old papers and came across the “Fall in Love” prayer by Joseph Whelan, SJ. His thoughts are so simple yet so profound....
Reflections
Jean-Pierre de Caussade and My “Chance Encounter” with Divine Intervention
Many years ago, when I was a junior in college, I struck up a correspondence with a sister at Chigwell Convent in England. Actually, she struck up a correspondence...
Poetry
This Is Your Easter, Thomas
The moniker “doubting Thomas” has always bothered me. Thomas did, after all, have great faith, enough faith to give up everything he knew—family, friends, homeland, and career—to follow Jesus....
Ignatian Prayer
Stay Here with Me
There is a beautiful Taizé hymn inspired by Jesus’ words in the Garden of Gethsemane, with the lyrics: “Stay with me, remain here with me; watch and pray.” This...
Reflections
Come as You Are to Jesus
When I was preparing for First Communion, I remember Sister telling our class that when we go to Mass, we are going before a king—the King of all Creation—so...
Spirituality
Five Tips to Get the Most out of the Extraordinary Jubilee Year of Mercy
On December 8, 2015, Pope Francis opened a global Jubilee Year of Mercy. Historically, a jubilee year was a time of great rejoicing. During the jubilee there were parties...