Weekly Inspiration: Pay Attention to the Giver of Life

Weekly Inspiration: Pay Attention to the Giver of Life

by | Jun 5, 2026 | Blog

I’ve recently been reading through the book The Discernment of Spirits again for the first time in over a decade. In it, Fr. Timothy Gallagher describes an experience of God’s love that St. Elizabeth Ann Seton had as a teenager. She describes an idyllic spring morning...
Weekly Inspiration: Resurrection Mission

Weekly Inspiration: Resurrection Mission

by | Apr 10, 2026 | Blog

In Matthew 28, on the morning of the Resurrection, the angel of the Lord appears to Mary Magdalen and gives three commands to all who seek Jesus. These commands summarize the Lord’s invitation to all who wish to call themselves disciples of Jesus, marking the...
Weekly Inspiration: The Doorway to Life

Weekly Inspiration: The Doorway to Life

by | Feb 23, 2026 | Blog

There’s a story in the Old Testament about the prophet Elijah and the widow of Zarephath. A Gentile widow lives in a land undergoing a drought. She and her only son have just enough flour and oil left for one last  meal before facing starvation. At the town gate, she...
Weekly Inspiration: Waiting in Hope

Weekly Inspiration: Waiting in Hope

by | Dec 19, 2025 | Blog

The world hates waiting. We feel it in traffic jams, in waiting rooms, in the long line at busy restaurants when we’re hungry and tired. We feel it when the weather refuses to cooperate with our plans, or when our latest diet or workout program isn’t delivering...
Weekly Inspiration: Trusting God in the Darkness

Weekly Inspiration: Trusting God in the Darkness

by | Oct 24, 2025 | Blog

I was recently in Texas with my wife and three kids visiting my family. While we were there, we decided to tour a local cave system. You’ve heard the saying that everything is bigger in Texas, and this cave was no exception. The tour guide led us on an hour-long...