Faith and Family

I’m not a fan of water. Our bad relationship started in my youth while I was taking swim lessons. I was taking the lessons because my mom, who was afraid of water and never learned to swim, wanted to make ...

In this week's Gospel, Jesus tells the crowds that the small donation of a widow was greater than the large sums of money donated by the wealthy.

In this week's Gospel for the 30th Sunday in Ordinary time, we hear the story of Bartimeaus, a blind man, who has his sight restored by Jesus.

“Where are you taking us?” This is a refrain often heard on our family vacations from both the kids in the back of the van and even sometimes me from the front seat.

In this week's Gospel, James and John ask to be seated beside Jesus in his Glory, only to be reminded that they are called to be servants for others.

I’ve lived in two centuries, four decades, and two millennia, and I’m only 22 years old. Having been born in the year 1999 has made my life full of interesting assumptions.