I once heard a priest say that when people ask him if things would be better if priests could get married, he responds, “Are you kidding?? I hear the confessions of married people!...

I’m a natural fit for a materially poor country, I had thought.  I’m happy with simple things; I’ve never had a lot of money.  I stay within the modest budget of a priest...

Emotional intelligence isn’t just another pop-culture buzz word; it is a valuable tool for more fully living our Catholic faith and answering our call to discipleship in Christ. What We Mean by Emotional IntelligenceIn...

Read Part One Here.At a Marian Conference in the Bay Area, back in the 1980s, while many presenters where acting embarrassed about Catholic teachings on the Virgin Mary, one scholar (I do not...

There’s a moment each spring when the Earth starts whispering again. Tiny shoots push through cold soil, light lingers a little longer, and your body remembers it belongs to something steady and ancient....

I once experienced the strangest but most beautiful sensation of being rolled out to sea one dusky, Eastertide evening. The Cantor’s voice was singing the Alleluia in wave after wave of Gregorian gentleness, rising and...

Pope Leo has asked us to pray for priests during the month of April. In particular, he wishes us to intercede for those who are going through a moment of crisis in their vocation....

Emotional Deprivation Disorder, originally labelled Deprivation Neurosis, is a syndrome discovered, named, and treated by Dutch Psychiatrists Drs. Anna Terruwe and Conrad Baars.  In their work with patients suffering from neurotic disorders and...