Share today's prayer with a father who emulates the same characteristics as St. Joseph. A prayerful word of thanks is sometimes the best present.

Patience is not simply a trait that one either does or does not possess; patience is a virtue that one chooses to develop.

Gratitude is not just a concept or practice to be lived out during the month of November. Gratitude changes our perspective from the inside out.

Maybe Francis had the better way to follow—to do as God desires, with course corrections along the way, rather than sitting and fretting over what God really means.

It seems our world is becoming more noisy by the day. We can even become addicted to the noise, eager for the next stimulus to activate our hearts and minds, especially in our social media age and with inflammatory news cycles.

We will all suffer from grief at some point in our lives. At times it can feel like an all-encompassing, heavy blanket. Other times it may feel a bit lighter.

In speaking of South African women protesting the injustice of apartheid, poet June Jordan asserted that we are the ones we have been waiting for. Take time to look at your community and ask God for guidance for your justice-seeking.

Anthony of Padua was an outstanding preacher. He spoke in a way that ordinary people could understand the extraordinary mercy of God.

It can be easy to take our animal friends for granted in our day-to-day lives. But their enriching presence is a reflection of God's love.