Ashes, Ashes: A Look at Symbolism

Interestingly, aside from Christmas and Easter, Ash Wednesday is often one of the most frequently…

The Beauty of the Crucifixion

Power is made perfect in weakness.

Racial Justice: Lessons from Saint Katharine Drexel

If we wish to serve God and love our neighbor…

St. Joseph and Catholic Masculinity

March 19 is the feast of our parish patron, St. Joseph, and an especially important feast, since…

A Spirituality of One-liness

I am but myself.

Wandering in the Desert: Lent and Discernment

Speaking from experience, very few words are more likely to cause an existential…

Brighter than Bleached: The Transfiguration for Lent

Savoring Salvation: Eucharistic Poetry

Meditations on two poems by George Herbert

Nicodemus and Baptismal Imagery

Like last week, our Gospel reading for this Fourth Sunday of Lent is taken from the Gospel of John…

The Path of Mercy

“O compassionate Jesus, look on me today with tenderness and give me the grace to…