Shopping made simple What do you give to the saint who has everything? Mother Teresa of Calcutta was among the spiritually richest people on the planet throughout her productive life caring for the poor. The date of her death, September 5, was quickly recognized in Hungary as an occasion to be perpetually honored. In 2012, […]

The fruits of creation for all of creation Reflection: It’s interesting to note that in the story of Jesus’ hungry disciples eating the grain from a farmer’s field, the objection raised by the Pharisees is not that they took the grain, but that they did so on the Sabbath. In fact, eating grain or produce […]

Keep it all in balance It’s never easy to find the right balance between sitting quietly and attentively on the sidelines and joining in the scrum of life’s adventures. Our life of prayer helps us to discern how best to hold these together and to respond with love for ourselves and the common good. Gregory […]

Get unstuck In today’s gospel Simon Peter is so overcome by his own sinfulness, he tells Jesus to go away from him. What exactly is “sinfulness”? Lots of actions and inactions fall into that category, but the essence of Catholic teaching on sin is that it separates us from God. Selfishness, violence, and other sins […]