It is so beautifully ironic that St. Francis - the great lover of animals - is now a pigeon's target in countless yards.

The holidays often bring challenging conversations and situations. Sometimes holiness demands that we speak, other times it invites us to be silent. In all circumstances, though, we are called to love.

What did all the saints have in common? They feared sin more than even physical death.

God’s truth is this: abortion is murder.

When we get ashes we are not publicly proclaiming our greatness, but God’s. We are not saying, 'look at how great I am,' but 'ask me about how great my God is!'

The following is a phrase we don't hear enough but that I sincerely mean (and our culture needs to hear more often): I love being married.

Tell the devil to go to hell... that's where he belongs.