Weekly Inspiration: Staying on the Cross

Weekly Inspiration: Staying on the Cross

I recently came across a photo of a Japanese pilgrimage site with statues of Mary and the Japanese martyr Yasutaro as he endured torture for refusing to renounce his faith. His torture involved being imprisoned in a Sanjakuro, a three-foot square cage. I have...
Weekly Inspiration: Griefs Observed

Weekly Inspiration: Griefs Observed

In our local Catholic community, there have been a lot of griefs observed lately. In Scripture we find reminders that God comforts those who mourn, is close to the brokenhearted, and promises eventual triumph over sorrow. And in Romans 12 when St. Paul gives counsel...
Sainthood: It’s What We’re Made For

Sainthood: It’s What We’re Made For

In the spring of 2012, I came across an article that had become a viral sensation: a guileless new restaurant review from an eighty-five-year-old woman in Grand Forks, North Dakota. It caught my eye because I had just returned to Michigan after interviewing for a job...