Today is the feast day for St. John of the Cross – one of the great mystics of the Christian tradition. The mystical tradition has been...

All changes, even the most longed for, have their melancholy; for what we leave behind us is a part of ourselves; we must die to one life...

We Americans are an extremely competitive gang. We love sports, we love cutthroat business, and we are deeply envious of one another. ...

The words of the prophets are written on the subway walls and tenements halls and whispered in the sounds of silence. – Paul Simon, 20th...

We are all meant to be mothers of God. What good is it to me if this eternal birth of the divine Son takes place unceasingly but does not...

Maybe one of the great unknown – unrecognized – truths of life is that light always dawns, eventually; that there is no such thing as a...

Of God’s love we can say two things: it is poured out universally for everyone from the Pope to the loneliest wino on the planet; and...

Christmas gift suggestions: To your enemy, forgiveness. To an opponent, tolerance. To a friend, your heart. To a customer, service. To...

I love to sing, but it also makes me bat crap crazy. In fact, every time I try to take my voice seriously, I usually wind-up flat on my...

Like most Americans, I don’t really like to wait. Not in line, not in traffic, not really for anything. And waiting to get on the...