Spirituality

Fr. Drew,You heard my confession so kindly on March 5th. I drove to Missouri with a longing in my heart to go to church, and when I found you, it was like a miracle happened. Thank you for dropping what you were doing to hear me. I will always remember it. Please pray for me, Father. I started prayi...

A special effort should be made to strengthen the Catholic identity of schools, whose specific character is based on an educational vision having its origin in the person of Christ and its roots in the teachings of the Gospel…..The influence of these educational centers should extend to all sectors...

St. Thérèse of Lisieux is perhaps one of the most well-known modern saints in the Catholic Church; countless faithful seek her intercession, begging her for “roses” of grace to shower down upon their needs. Most devout Christians are familiar with her writings famously captured in her book, The Stor...

Jesus’ way is not the easy way. As Jesus states clearly in Luke 9:23, “Anyone who wishes to follow me must deny himself, take up his cross daily, and follow me.” This is certainly not an easy teaching, and it requires much of us! According to Fr. Robert Kosek, CRSP, “A person might avoid mortal sin...

In speaking to the religious leaders in Jerusalem, Jesus tells the whole story of salvation in one parable. Did they recognize themselves in the story? Gospel (Read Mt. 21:33-43) In this portion of the Gospel, Jesus has been speaking directly to “the chief priests and elders of the people” because t...

Why insist on two Christian truths we already know well? Because there are Christians who do not believe that Mary is the Mother of God or that Christ is truly present in the Eucharist—and because delving into these sacred mysteries fills us with ineffable gratitude. Mary is the Mother of God For th...

“Have the angels as your familiars, my brothers, visit them with attentive consideration and devout prayer, for they are always present to guard and comfort you.” — St. Bernard of Clairvaux, Sermons on Psalm 90 Until a few years ago, I hardly thought of my guardian angel. Although I accepted the Chu...

In the previous article, we studied some elements of what God has revealed to us about His Triune Being, as well as the footprint that He left in us concerning that reality. Yet, sublime as that reality is, man fell to the lies of the devil, and in a moment of insanity wished to worship his own hear...

“Respectfully Yours” is an outmoded complementary close to a letter, the likes of which Rodney Dangerfield most likely never received. The much-loved comedian used “I get no respect” as a personal punchline that launched an eminently successful career. Here are a trio of his witticisms: “I met the S...

My husband and I heard a loud rumble in the sky and immediately ran outside to see what kind of aircraft was making that noise. My son, the avid airplane aficionado, wasn’t even home to come outside with us, but we still went and admired the unique Skycrane helicopters flying overhead to battle the...

Like many Catholics, I have experienced the shuttering or reduction of a church which I considered my spiritual home due to declining attendance and practice among Catholics in our diocese. Such decline has led to widespread parish closures and consolidation across the world. As many before have won...

So will my heavenly Father do to you, unless each of you forgives your brother from your heart. I was giving a talk on the beauty of forgiveness to some lay faithful some weeks ago. A woman commented after the talk, “Forgiveness is easier said than done.” I agreed with her completely. It is difficul...