Looking back and looking forward are exercises in which I have always found great comfort. There’s just something grounding about being able to review things and make plans about moving forward that have always brought...

Today is a short post- in part because I’ve found that my mind has been in a fairly simple state lately, and also because I’m convinced that whoever may stumble upon this post will have better things...

It began as one of those rare, special days. Not, to be clear, that any day on a grand, cosmic level is any less rare or special in itself; we pirouette around a sun, perfect...

One thing I love about being a youth minister is how the lessons we offer our youth are applicable to our own lives. Recently our team had the opportunity to travel to Biloxi, Mississippi. Biloxi...

A goal of the IGNITE internship is to help in the discernment of its interns.  Taking advantage of this time for reflection, I have recently contacted a few religious groups/orders to learn more about them. ...

During Holy Week, we traveled down to the Gulf coast in Biloxi Mississippi to host a group of high school juniors for a day retreat. This was the longest road trip we have taken the...

Reader, Happy 5th week of lent. As we approach Easter, may your strivings bring you close to God. A few weeks ago at a retreat- a student asked me “so, what do you do, outside of your work, to be a witness to faith?”...

Corned beef and cabbage is not a traditional Irish dish. I remember learning this fact with a mixture of bemusement and a kind of empty ache. My family is American, and in the sense of...