Personal Faith

How Resting on Sundays Can Transform Your Perspective
I often feel this thrill at work when I get to create something new to improve the lives of others. During these moments of dee...

Understanding Your Fears & Joys Behind Money
I grew up in a third world country. The social divide between classes is discernible and normalized. My middle class family alw...

The Small Voice Nudging Us From Within
When Bethany’s boyfriend left their hometown to attend a Catholic school, she found that the nature of their conversations chan...

How My Morning Coffee Transformed My Spiritual Life
How do you pray? For the first 18 years of my life, it was mostly rehearsed prayers I learned in school or from my parents. For...

Building Daily Practices for My Life
A mentor once told me, “you build a way of life and then the way of life builds you.” He told me this after I left home for th...

Saying Goodbye, Starting Over, and Transitioning
Change is always hard. Transitions in life are difficult. Goodbyes are never easy. Endings are rarely joyful. But today, Fr. Mi...

Leaning in to Our Restless Hearts: Why Two Emotional States Can Co-Exist
While driving home on a random Tuesday night in college, I felt a deep sense of gratitude for the moment I was in. And it wasn’...

4 Common Ways We Misplace Our Self-Worth
The other day I was chatting with a friend over hot tea, discussing a change she was noticing in her significant other. His pro...

If You're Tired of Needing God
Sometimes life brings us down. Difficult situations cause us to become discouraged. This is natural (and inevitable). But there...