1. Build a Daily Practice of Prayer (even if it means praying in the bathroom) Prayer is simply a conversation…

In the last few months I’ve really tried to embrace silence more often. To put my headphones down, turn off…

The Gospel of Matthew gives emphasis to St. Joseph, for it is through him that the legal, filial line passed…

“If you want to challenge yourself, you have to rethink what you consider impossible.” So begins the opening of this…

It’s the that time of year again when “Oscar buzz” starts to fill the air and films and individual performances…

Set in 17th century Japan, the film “Silence” revolves around the lives and struggles of Portuguese Jesuit missionaries. It is…

Through intentional breathing, we are subtly able to affect both our heart rhythm and our interior life (see Heartmath Institute)….

Not infrequently I’ve heard it said, “God has forsaken me, God does not hear me,” or “I do not know…

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

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.

“The fruit of silence is prayer, the fruit of prayer is faith, the fruit of faith is love, the fruit…

“May nothing distract me from You, neither noise nor diversions. O, my Master, I would so love to live with…