Virtue & Spiritual Disciplines
Who was the real St. Valentine?
Valentine's Day celebrates the life of St. Valentine of Rome, a priest who was martyred on February 14.
February 14 marks the ...
An Invitation to Come Home this Christmas
Christmas is here! It's a season full of homecomings and reunions with family and friends.
Today, Fr. Mark-Mary invites eac...
How I Think Through Voting as a Catholic
Within the polarized arena of politics, every political party is bombarding us, the voters, with information and argumentation ...
Because Words Matter: The Importance of Sharing Your Gratitude With Others
As a teacher, the start of the school year means many things: student documents to read, a classroom to unpack, and an inbox br...
How To Talk to Those Who Disagree with You—and Still Love Them
A few years ago, during a Saturday session of my doctoral class called “Critical Issues in Educational Leadership,” we compared...
Lessons on Gratitude From a Leper
So many times when I come to prayer, I have a list of all the things I want God to fix in my life — my temper, my relationship ...
Why Politics Matters, and Why it Doesn’t
We treat politics as if it were religion and miss what the Church has to teach usSoon we begin the three-month season of loud d...
How Could My Fasting Help Stop a War?
On this Day of Prayer and Fasting for World Peace, we might ask: How could abstaining from food help stop a war that is thousan...
Politics vs. Principles
Is there any hope for unity in the United States of America? Fr. Mike gives a resounding "yes". But not over politics or polici...