When my wife was a kid, there was one year when the only thing she wanted for her birthday was a Polly Pocket cruise ship toy. I recently learned this was the single greatest present any 8 year old girl could get circa 2008. Well, a few weeks later a family friend...
Early in my conversion I was afraid to go to Mass. I was scared I would feel isolated. But when I learned about the Church as the Body of Christ I realized that Catholic community was completely different from the world’s idea of community. So I got up the courage,...
A friend of mine tried to plant an apple tree. He got it planted, but when it came time for the apples to blossom, there were hardly any to be found. And the ones that were there were either bitter or rotten. But the problem was not the apples. It was the soil. The...
Why are they all leaving? 50% of millennial Catholics no longer practice their faith. Think about that, in the last 30 years, half the babies baptized are no longer practicing Catholics, half of those who were confirmed no longer attend Mass, and half the young...
“I feel like my life is being torn apart.” My friend was overwhelmed by the demands of work, volunteering, family, and trying to find time to pray. Thankfully, Jesus actually addresses this terrible feeling. He even used these exact words. When He corrects Martha...
Late one night I stumbled upon an intense, brooding Spaniard. His name was Ignatius of Loyola and he changed my whole understanding of the Faith. I learned about his journey—how he went from a man pursuing worldly glory to a lone hermit to the founder of the Jesuits....
