Finding Joy on Easter Monday Spiritual Fitness For Easter, we Catholics sure do a lot of preparing. What happens when the day finally passes? Read More
Drawing Nearer To Our Lord This Lent Spiritual Fitness Feel like you've sacrificed enough this year? How to approach Lent without already feeling worn out. Read More
Lectio Divina - Praying through the year with Scripture Spiritual Fitness Oct. 2 Gospel: Memorial of the Guardian Angels The disciples approached Jesus... Read More
Lectio Divina - Praying through the year with Scripture Spiritual Fitness Gospel for Sept. 14 – Feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross New Tes... Read More
Lectio Divina - Praying through the year with Scripture Spiritual Fitness Gospel for Aug. 6 – The Transfiguration of the Lord Jesus took Pe... Read More
Lectio Divina - Praying through the year with Scripture Spiritual Fitness Gospel for Pentecost Sunday On the evening of that first day of the week, w... Read More
Lectio Divina - Praying through the year with Scripture Spiritual Fitness Gospel for May 28 – The Ascension of the Lord: And he said to them, “Thus i... Read More
Lectio Divina - Praying through the year with Scripture Spiritual Fitness Gospel for Easter Sunday On the first day of the week, Mary of Magdala came t... Read More
Lectio Divina - Praying through the year with Scripture Spiritual Fitness Are we doing good deeds for the right reasons? Gospel for March 1, 2017, Ash ... Read More
Lectio Divina – Praying through the year with Scripture Spiritual Fitness When Jesus returned to Capernaum after some days, it became known that he was at... Read More
How Do I Pray for Someone to Come Back to God This Advent? Spiritual Fitness Just talk to God about the situation as you would to a good friend. Read More
Keeping God in your life during a hectic day Spiritual Fitness HOW CAN I KEEP GOD PRESENT IN MY LIFE DURING A HECTIC WORK/SCHOOL SCHEDULE? HOW ... Read More
Can there be a ‘dark night’ in our relationship with God? Spiritual Fitness Some questions have come to me regarding the “dark night of the soul.” What does... Read More
Walk through the Holy Door of God's grace Spiritual Fitness As part of this Jubilee Year of Mercy, Pope Francis designated a Holy Door at St... Read More
Praying together in Jesus’ name Spiritual Fitness To gather in Christ’s name means we want to come together to seek the will of Go... Read More
Allow God’s mercy to come into your life Spiritual Fitness On December 8, 2015, Pope Francis, on the Feast of the Immaculate Conception, ... Read More
Comfort the Sorrowful Spiritual Fitness I don’t know of any time or any season in the year when it is comfortable to tal... Read More
Easter Grace Continues Spiritual Fitness After the Easter eggs are found and the chocolate is gone, we need to ask oursel... Read More
The power of praying for others Spiritual Fitness In the last column, I spoke about the need for, and the power of, intercession. ... Read More
The power of prayer Spiritual Fitness I wonder how many of us seriously believe in the power of prayer? Do you? In ord... Read More
Preparing our hearts to receive Jesus: Praying during Advent Spiritual Fitness 1st Sunday of Advent: November 29 In this first week of Advent, let us focus ... Read More
Do you have 15 minutes every day? Give it to God Spiritual Fitness Can we meditate in a way that is faithful to our Catholic tradition? Read More
Celebrate the Power of the Cross Spiritual Fitness The feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross, celebrated on Sept. 14 on the Chu... Read More
Make time for an at home retreat Spiritual Fitness So often I hear people say: “Oh, I wish I could make a retreat, but my schedule ... Read More
Prepare to receive the Eucharist: ‘A taste of eternity in time’ Spiritual Fitness Throughout the years preceding the establishment of the feast of the Body and Bl... Read More