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  The Oct. 23 feast of the Franciscan friar Saint John of Capistrano (1385-1456) reminds me of the springtime and the miracle of the swallows. It is pretty ironic that I am thinking spring today since it is chilly outside and we have a freeze warning here in Harford County for

This week I’m trying to blog every day as part of the Week in My Life series.Getting out of bed this morning, I notice how quiet it is. The boys are still asleep. As I’m starting to heat their breakfast soup in the kitchen, Daniel wanders in, his Lightning McQueen

From his present location in the communion of saints, Jesuit Father John Courtney Murray, who died in 1967, is probably indifferent to the various ways his work on Catholicism and American democracy is misconstrued in the 21st century.

I could either spend my spare time this week trying to figure out how to make a huge brownie in the shape of Darth Vader holding a red light saber for my son’s 6th birthday celebration—or I could try to give you a glimpse into our daily life as a

 “Artistic talent is a gift from God and whoever discovers it in himself has a certain obligation: to know that he cannot waste this talent, but must develop it.”—Blessed Pope John Paul II   Pope Benedict XVI is seen here in Wadowice, Poland, with a painting of Pope John Paul II, May