Radical Honesty

Pat McCloskey, OFM September 18, 2025

Francis was as much subject to self-doubt as any of us. His motives were purified in prayer; his ego became right-sized there.

Hands open on a Bible in prayer next to a candle.

Faith When You Feel Nothing

Christopher Wesley September 18, 2025

Some days faith feels like a fire. Other days it’s a cold ember, barely glowing.

Mary Finds Us

Maureen O'Brien September 17, 2025

It is our mother who will never forget. It is our mother who will always find her child.

shoes on train tracks taking the next step.

Do the Next Right Thing

Kyle Kramer September 17, 2025

It’s not easy to navigate life. With so many complex choices and so many challenges, it can feel like we’re driving through fog with dim headlights and no GPS.

Excommunicated for an Abortion?

Pat McCloskey, OFM September 17, 2025

Our diocese distributed a pamphlet on examining your conscience. It states that having an abortion or encouraging a woman to do so would mean automatic excommunication from the Catholic Church. If I do that, is this so?

woman, thinking, concentrating and reflecting.

Don’t Live in Yesterday

Colleen Arnold, MD September 16, 2025

How often do we get so fixated on the past that we find ourselves stuck and unable to move into the present

Which Path Will You Take?

Melanie Rigney September 15, 2025

As director of a Guadalajara hospital, Madre Nati chose not to treat the soldiers entering the building with the same disrespect that their government showed Catholics.