Reflections on Faith, Formation, and Friendship

At first glance, kneelers appear to be simple church furniture and padding for tired knees. In reality, they are the latest chapter in a story that stretches back thousands of… Read more ⇢

As a new year begins, it’s a good time to pause and reflect. I hope some of these nine reflections can help guide your days, shape your choices, and keep… Read more ⇢

I recently had a vivid dream that stayed with me long after I woke up. It wasn’t dramatic in the way nightmares are, but quiet, beautiful, and unsettling. As I… Read more ⇢

This year I traveled to Las Vegas for the Amazon re:Invent Conference—an event filled with AI breakthroughs, cloud services, and lots of technical innovation. But just outside the towering hotels… Read more ⇢

Stranger than fiction: the largest collection of Catholic religious artifacts outside the Vatican isn’t tucked inside a basilica, a museum, or a monastery. It sits beneath the brick exterior of… Read more ⇢

On 3 August 1749, Father Joseph-Pierre de Bonnecamps, S.J. became the first Jesuit whose presence in Ohio is fully documented. Serving as chaplain, mathematician, and cartographer on Céloron de Blainville’s… Read more ⇢

A lot of people talk about listening prayers; sitting in quiet, waiting for God to speak; but I know that sometimes silence can feel intimidating. For me, I’ve found it… Read more ⇢

A friend invited me to spend the weekend at Belmead, a quiet stretch of land that rises above the James River in Virginia. We walked the fields where oaks lean… Read more ⇢

In just 30 minutes, you can trace the story of your faith and discover which saint walks most closely beside you.This simple reflection, called The Golden Thread, turns your spiritual… Read more ⇢

Many who have worn the uniform know that the hardest questions don’t end when the battle does. Soldiers wrestle with honor, guilt, pride, and loss — and sometimes with the… Read more ⇢