Only four of Father Junipero's sermons survived to be read by modern eyes. I'm sure we can thank either the university he worked for or...

It's important to note at the beginning that not all Franciscan Friars are ordained priests. Identifying Father Junipero as a saint does...

One author stated Saint Junipero Serra is one of the most written-about saints in the history of the Catholic Church. This is in part...

For several months I'd been looking forward to the annual October walk in the footsteps of Padre Serra and other Franciscans along the...

I'm always amazed at how many times I can read or hear the same story from the bible and learn something different every time. Some say...

It is quiet. The world is holding its breath, waiting. It is quiet. The birds of the air and the animals of the earth anticipate the...

"My God, my God, why have you abandoned me?" Psalm 22:2 I was confused by this passage during the early years of my faith journey. I...

The tabernacle is open. The sanctuary candle is extinguished. Christ is absent. I am struck to my core by the empty space. How must the...

"Why were you looking for me? Did you not know that I must be in my Father's house?" Luke 1:49 These 2 sentences stab me in the heart...

I've reentered the formal classroom and it is wonderful! I knew it would be. I am a teacher to my very core. It is the greatest gift God...

It is just minutes before midnight. Minutes before Christmas day. I sit with anticipation, waiting to sing my most favorite song of the...

Husbands and wives "be subordinate to one another out of reverence for Christ." Ephesians 5:21 This past weekend we...

We all need community. When we spend too much time alone, we make idols out of ourselves. We start to fail to consider how our actions...

The power of the mind is never lost on me when a song, a flavor, or an odor affects me. It only takes a second and I can feel my senses...

My husband loves history. It doesn't matter the era or location, he just loves to learn about the people, what they were doing, and how...

This liturgical year the Church celebrates the trifecta of feasts in January. We've been launched into anything but Ordinary Time with...

Recently, I was asked to share my favorite childhood holiday memory. Hands down, Christmas Midnight Mass is it. I would take a nap...

Watching The Chosen connects viewers with the human side of Jesus and his disciples. There is no doubt this is one of the reasons people...

May it be done to me according to your word." Luke 1:38 And Mary said: "My soul proclaims the greatness of the Lord; my spirit rejoices...

God makes everything perfect even when we can't see it. Genesis 3:21-25 shares how Eve was made from Adam's rib. She was made to...