Faith, Travel, and the Call to Walk in Christ's Footsteps
A Bavarian Christmas – and perhaps a pilgrimage
Some Christmases stand out more than others for various reasons—a favorite gift, an idyllic snowfall, a Christmas where the whole family made it home. One...
St. Elizabeth of Hungary, Model of Charity
November 17 is the feast of St. Elizabeth of Hungary. Given her work in feeding the poor, she could easily be called St. Elizabeth of...
The Messages and Requests of Fatima Revisited
I was 9 years old when I checked out a storybook from my Catholic school’s library about the apparitions of Our Lady of Fatima to...
A Humble, Most-Marian Month
What month has the most Marian feast days? Surely it’s May, the month of Mary. Or perhaps it’s October, the month of the Rosary? Surprisingly,...
Back-to-school time reminds us to grow in knowledge of our faith
It’s mid-August, and I just returned from running errands at several stores. They were packed. At the first store I wondered why, and then I...
Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness
On July 4, we celebrated the 246th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence. Resounding through history from 1776 until now are the...
