I was excited to grab a shot of the new Holy Father at this week’s Wednesday audience.  But the photos did not go so well.  Here the two best shots:…

I am chaperoning a high school trip to Rome this week.  First, let me say how wonderful it is to see teenagers phoneless and agape. Anyway. The first church we…

I posted this a couple years ago.  It has come to mind recently as I grit my teeth and try to get through the day.  I decided that for men…

I have adopted a cardinal of my very own, Cardinal Stanislaw Rylko of Poland. It’s a big responsibility, but I think I’m ready.  I will pray for him during the…

“Trying to be happy by accumulating possessions,” says George Carlin, “is like trying to satisfy hunger by taping sandwiches all over your body.”  And yet we try. It’s not that…

Forget giving up sweets with the subtle hope of losing the last couple pounds [guilty].  This Lent, explore what it means to be of the dust of Eve. The following…

It’s Gaudete Sunday, the occasion on which we celebrate the near coming of the Christ child.  Yet today, the country grieves over 20 young lives lost. ”Gaudete” means, roughly, joy.  But…

  Kindle the Christmas spirit with this crafty personalized Advent calendar!  I made this calendar for my grandma.  I usually don’t see her until Christmas Eve, so this is a…