Everyone thought he was just a cute and cuddly dog, a homeless mutt, who sat shyly in his little kennel…

Are you holding back in your faith? Cowering in the locked upper room like the Disciples? Father Ian VanHeusen reflects…

Fr. Ian presents a gospel reflection and spiritual exercises on the Gospel reading options for Easter ( 20:1-9, Mk. 16:1-7,…

I have some news for you. You’re going to die. We all are–not now, maybe, not in the near future,…

The minimalist movement is a refreshing trend in modern society. It’s a turning away from the mentality of Madonna’s “Material…

Fr. Ian VanHeusen presents a gospel reflection and spiritual exercise on the Gospel reading for the 5th Sunday of Lent,…

God calls those He wants to be priests. He chooses them from among His people in order to consecrate them,…

“The imagination is more active in the dark than in the light of day.” ~ Immanuel Kant Gospel Reflection for…

In the hidden recesses of the human heart, the grace of a vocation takes the form of a dialogue. It…

Beauty without virtue is like a fair flower that has an offensive odor. But true beauty bathes in that light…

Even the most beautiful community can never heal the wound of loneliness that we carry. It is only when we…

If I were a doctor and were asked for my advice, I would reply: Create silence! The Word of God…

All of humanity’s problems stem from man’s inability to sit quietly in a room alone.

Lord, I ask your pardon, I have sinned again. This, alas, is what I am capable of doing on my…

I wept, but the mask did not let the tears escape; they ran down inside over my cheeks and dried…

Jesus does not want us to be attached to possessions, to human honors, to creatures. He asks humility. But His…