How I Used the Psalms to Get Real With God
When I was learning to pray as an adult, the woman who mentored me suggested that I pray with a psalm every day, starting at Psalm 1 and working my way through to Psalm 150.
In the Midst of the World: Apostolate Newsletter October 2024
Through Reach MoreTM Mission Training, a Division I athlete learned how to bring her faith out from the sidelines.
4 Signs of a Mission-Ready Community
You’ve tried so many different programs and approaches that don’t seem to be very effective.
5 Things Evangelizers Do (and May Not Even Know It!)
“If you want to change the world, go home and love your family.” – Mother Teresa
Is Praying for Others a Waste of Time?
Spending your prayers on strangers: Isn’t that wasteful?
How God Uses Our Poverty
The other night, I went into my weekly holy hour slot entirely spent. On this particular night, despite feeling completely spent and alone with my exhaustion, frustrations, and poverty, I felt compelled to write.
Making New Friends (Some Tips for Grown-Ups)
Do you remember that feeling of the first few days of a school year? The crisp, fresh feeling of back-to-school clothes; the stiff click of opening a new pencil case; bright, unbent folders sliding into the backpack.
Confident Expectation: The Renewal of the Church will be Slow (Part 2/2)
n sowing, no matter how good or abundant the seed the farmer scatters, or how well he prepares the land, the plants do not sprout immediately: it takes time and it takes patience!
Confident Expectation: The Renewal of the Church will be Slow (Part 1/2)
Would we instantly renew the Church if we could snap our fingers and make every Mass-attending Catholic a mature missionary disciple?
A Reflection on the National Eucharistic Congress
I was sitting in the speaker/bishop section of Lucas Oil Stadium, debating what to do.