You can usually tell by the look on someone's face if they woke up counting their problems or their blessings.

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

The miracle of Good Friday is that there was no miracle. Legions of angels stood - with swords sheathed - watching as the Son took our place.

An annoyed and joyless Christian is the devil's greatest billboard.

God didn't give Adam and Eve the right to decide what was good and evil. He gave them the right to choose between good and evil.

If we could see, even for a split second, the depths of God's love for us - all we'd want to do is worship and prayer would never seem a chore.

It is in our darkest cultures that the greatest saints rise, stand, and lead.