God doesn't see you as a stranger, a servant, or merely a guest. He sees you as family. He rescued you, cares for you, and want...

I walked the streets of Jerusalem as a skeptic, unsure what I believed about the city, Jesus, or the biblical stories. I had st...

When I was growing up, my dad, God rest his soul, used to say, “Never tell anyone your problems because half the people don’t c...

The words “parenting” and “relaxing” never fit together naturally for me as a father. And with all of the pressures weighing on...

Fifteen centuries before the smartphone, the monks of Egypt named a spiritual illness that strikes hardest in summer heat. Thei...

What does Jesus mean when he tells us to “bear fruit”? Fr. Mike Schmitz explains that bearing fruit isn’t simply about being pr...

As it turns out, trees have been falling in the forest without making a sound since the beginning of time. Not down — just asle...

Three-and-a-half years ago, my husband and I moved to Pittsburgh from Maryland to be closer to family, leaving behind a church ...