As One Adventure Ends, Another Begins
A year ago, I sat in the Chapel of Christ the Divine Teacher, listening intently and trying to wrap my mind around the fact that it was the last Mass […]
Yes, Mercy
It’s midnight and you’re adding another slide to the group PowerPoint, editing someone else’s part of a paper, and wondering how you’re going to get that poster for the How […]
3,821 Miles at Home
The booming organ music was our signal. My flatmate and I hesitatingly stood up from our pew and hurriedly scanned the mass handout in a futile attempt to orient ourselves. […]
Fully Alive: How to Truly Live with Social Media
“I have come that they may have life, and have it to the full.” John 10:10 Social media can dig us into dangerous trenches of self-doubt, envy, and dissatisfaction. We […]
One of Those Mornings
It was one of those mornings. You lay there awake with your eyes half-opened, your body moving reflexively to turn off your alarm on your bedside. And you just lay […]
Man in the Pew
Whatever fibers of good health are left, cling to his head: silver white against pale white skin. His joints may hurt, but he follows the common procedure: Stand up, sit […]
But Wait, are you even Catholic?
A Roman Catholic and a Maronite Catholic walk into a bar a Catholic church. The Roman Catholic leans over and jokes, “But wait, are you even Catholic?” The Maronite Catholic […]
Cardinal Wuerl’s Talk at Wednesday Night Dinner
Cardinal Wuerl was the third talk in the Spring Catechesis Series Sharing Mercy through Spiritual Works. He spoke on the Spiritual Work of Mercy, Admonish Sinners. Click here to listen!
Before You Click Share
In the 5th Sunday of Easter’s Gospel this year, Jesus gives his disciples a final commandment during the Last Supper: “Love one another. As I have loved you, so you […]
Now You See Me, Now You Don’t
Every morning, I blew the dust off of my mask and carefully placed it on before stepping out into the warmth of the bright sun illuminating campus, an environment completely […]