Rejoice in the Lord always; again I say, rejoice. Indeed, the Lord is near. Philippians 4:4-5 Gaudete Sunday is the third Sunday in Advent, and upon looking it I now know Gaudete means “rejoice” which...

The week before Thanksgiving, the Youth Ministry team traveled to Indianapolis to attend the National Catholic Youth Conference (NCYC). NCYC is where over 20,000 high school students, representing their respective parish/school/diocese, travel from across the...

Below is a letter a frequent participant in our Ignatian Conference Retreats sent in response to a fundraising appeal we sent out this year. Dear Sister Therese, When you asked for a donation for the...

I was having a private voice lesson one Saturday morning around my sophomore year of high school. At that point I’d been taking lessons with my teacher, Lynne, since the summer before eighth grade. These...

I’ve been meaning to get a spiritual director for quite some time, but always found an excuse to put it off: I was a second-semester college senior, then I was moving to a new city,...

Recently, I met with a new spiritual director. We talked about many parts of my life, and as my director asked about certain habits (my prayer, reading, hobbies, etc.), I started to find myself repeating almost...

My faith journey’s been pretty arduous. To sum it up briefly, I’ve faced frustrations and let downs. I’ve asked difficult questions about my identity and my relationship with God. I cannot help but remember the...

There’s no boredom quite like long-car-ride boredom. Nothing-to-do-at-home boredom is certainly valid, but you can at least take a walk, go to a restaurant, or hole yourself in a bathroom for a half hour. None...