Have you ever read the multi-volume book set by Louis Ginzberg entitled, Legends of the Jews? If not, I dare say you are missing out. For...

I was chatting with my young teenager, discussing all sorts of things, and as is usually the case, the conversation quite naturally...

The more I continue to speak with evangelizers from across North America, the more something becomes apparent—mainly, a widespread and...

I was in the middle of recording a series, something that will be released in the season of Easter, when a family member quietly walked...

Pretend for a moment that I want to achieve some kind of goal, such as getting in the best physical shape. Following the advice of some...

Walls have many uses. They separate spaces and the people who occupy them. They provide ample surface area for hanging posters and...

Frustrating as it may be for some of us, it is nevertheless completely understandable that many Catholics do not evangelize. After all,...

Sitting not far off, I watched my two year old daughter attempt to climb onto mommy and daddy’s bed. It was sweet, as you can very...

I have been wondering for some time what communities like the Jehovah Witnesses would do in a world where COVID becomes more or less a...

I just had a wonderful weekend leading our “Called and Commanded” Lenten Retreat. And while I am very used to speaking in front of...

Fifty years ago, prominent theologian Henri De Lubac and others like him, were at pains to caution us all about a certain “distancing”...

My little Sophia called me to her bedside for the third time. It was well past her time for sleeping and I knew this was going to be yet...

“I can’t do it,” Tobias grunted in frustration. “I know it’s supposed to be a sunrise but come on, there is no way that all the pieces...

Since the inception of Islam, Muslims have firmly held that the Koran (i.e. their holy book) is a beautiful work, and when coupled with...

My son Jonah sat there with his shirt off looking pretty proud of himself. “Jonah, put your shirt on; it’s winter.” “But it’s hot in...

By now, most pastors and parish councils—not to mention evangelization teams—have realized just how badly COVID has affected parish...

I woke up this morning to the sound of a frustrated child, standing at a doggy gate and yelling. It was 3 a.m. and my four year old Caleb...

Like you, I have been working hard on keeping both my family and faith alive during these very strange times. I have been spending more...

Far too many Catholics begin evangelization focusing on what they know, and they assume that the image (e.g. Christmas tree) or the words (e

It seems to me that today is one of those days when the only consistent and reliable thing is that everything I touch won’t go away. And...