Monthly Archives: July 2013

What if our retreats and summer camps taught teens how to pray on their own? What if we taught them how to do it, offered them some practical tools for help, and then gave them space to give it a … Continue reading →

Downtown San Diego, California, the early 1990’s. Sister Jean handed me another stack of envelopes. I happily stuck the stamps onto them and passed them to another volunteer who was filling them with brochures of St. Paul’s bookstore’s latest merchandise. … Continue reading →

For a very long time, those of us in the Judeo-Christian tradition have tried to live our lives according to a simple (albeit challenging) code of conduct: The 10 Commandments. Here they are: 1. I am the LORD your God. … Continue reading →

“The present political campaign has brought to the surface of our public life the anti-religious sentiment, much of it explicitly anti-Catholic, that has been growing in this country for several decades. The secularizing of our culture is a much larger … Continue reading →

“Just as the sun shines at the same time on trees and flowers, like each was the only one on earth, so does our Lord care for all souls in a special manner, as if they were each unique.” – … Continue reading →

…but we proclaim Christ crucified, a stumbling block to Jews and foolishness to Gentiles… (1 Corinthians, 1-23) Where [I] am going you know the way…I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father … Continue reading →

We’ve all heard the words. Perhaps it was in school, when we ran track or just joined in friendly foot races with our playmates. Perhaps it was watching a sporting event or playing a game at a party. Ready, Set, … Continue reading →