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…

Holy Week should be the most important week of the year for all Christians. It should be the week in…

This year, the Solemnity of St. Joseph falls on March 20 as a “movable feast,” due to the precedence of…

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)….

“God acts in humility and silence; ‘spectacle’ is not his style!” (Pope Francis) Not infrequently I’ve heard it said, “God…

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…