You and I are called, by virtue of our baptism, to lead a life of holiness and become a saint— there is no alternative. Feels like a lot to live up to, doesn’t it? A little like an ultimatum. It can sound like God has too high expectations of us. It can bring us to two kinds of conclusions: Maybe...

What are the "idols" we are chasing? Arthur Brooks tells of an exercise that he runs through his students, pulling from Aquinas. This breakdown helps us understand what we worship in life.

I encountered my own deconstruction a few years ago. I grew up in an exciting, charismatic, evangelistic environment full of mountaintop moments and so when I found myself for the first time deprived of those experiences, I became less and less certain that the Gospel had much to offer to people...

What do we do when life becomes difficult? Perhaps the constant stream of negative headlines has you down. Maybe you’ve heard someone utter, “I hope things will get better.” We toss around the word “hope” all the time, but have you ever stopped to consider what it is? Hope can often feel like...

During the pandemic, I found myself quarantining alone with my two dogs. I was working full-time from home and only stepped outside my apartment to get groceries. I found myself with a lot of time on my hands — more time than I ever had — and my mind would drift. One of the pressures that kept...

I was not planning on being friends with her. In fact, at one point when we had met years before, we later admitted to one another that we both thought, “She’s great, but I probably won’t be friends with this girl.” And then I was living with five other girls in a house after university. While I...

Welcome to Season 19! In this episode, we continue our tradition of reflecting on the mysteries of our lives through the myster...

Their technique of guarding the heart bears some similarities with today’s use of meditation.The Desert Fathers, Christians who...

Not every conversion begins with a spectacular fall. It isn’t always about living far from God and then making a sudden return....