TXT Stories has imagined what communication would have looked like if the followers of Jesus had text messaging at the first…

Back in January, I realized that I didn’t know my Mother. No, not my biological mother, my spiritual Mother…our spiritual…

Fr. Ian VanHeusen presents a gospel reflection and spiritual exercise on the Gospel reading for Palm Sunday, Mk. 14:1-15:47. Throughout…

One of the things we say when referring to Jesus, is that we call Him our Redeemer. We do this…

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

Gospel Reflection for the Fifth Sunday of Lent “At Christmas I no more desire a rose /  Than wish a…

Yup, that topic. Young children and the Mass. Little did I know seven years ago, before our first was born,…

The first time I visited the Blessed Sacrament, I was eight years old. I did it in the context of…

Yesterday I was crucified with Him; today I am glorified with Him; yesterday I died with Him; today I am…

“What is happening? Today there is a great silence over the earth, a great silence, and stillness, a great silence…

The washing of the feet and the sacrament of the Eucharist: two expressions of one and the same mystery of…

Do you fast? Give me proof of it by your works. If you see a poor man, take pity on…

Fasting cleanses the soul, raises the mind, subjects one’s flesh to the spirit, renders the heart contrite and humble, scatters…

…What can you do to strengthen your resolutions and make them succeed? There is no better means than to put…

With all the strength of my soul, I urge you, young people, to approach the Communion table as often as…

I am less likely to deny my suffering when I learn how God uses it to mold me and draw…