God is the source and summit of everything. Despite that fact that we often choose to live our lives on a dark and tumultuous sea, He is always with us. He strengthens us, too. You see, God gave us a firm foundation of faith. And He calls us to build a tabernacle for Him within ourselves so that we may know Him more intimately every day of our lives. Put simply, we are never alone. Listen to Christ, follow the Holy Spirit, partake of the sacraments, and live the mystical life. 9th Sunday of...

I look up and I ask Why me? You have the whole of heaven And the entire universe And all the angels and the saints. Nothing and no one that grows weary. Yet, You still know me and Care about me You come to me in my sin You come to me in my silence You even have a will for me As if You have nowhere better to be and No one better to help. But this is Your way. You walked in the garden In the cool of the day, Calling and calling. As it turns out, I was the one who heard You, And I hid, because I...

There are times when our faith grows thin. Not gone, but thin. The prayers that once came easily now feel like words spoken into an empty room. The certainty we used to lean on has gone quiet. So ... we do what God's people have always done: we reach out in the dark of night and cry out, "Lord, show me the path. Show me the way of salvation." If that is where you are today, take heart. That cry is not a sign that your faith has failed. It is a sign that your faith is alive and still reaching....