"The LORD is gracious and merciful, slow to anger and abounding in mercy. The LORD is good to all, compassionate toward all your works. All your works give you thanks, LORD and your faithful bless you. They speak of the glory of your reign and tell of your mighty works..." ~Psalm 145 Today I had the privilege of going on pilgrimage to the National Shrine of the Divine Mercy. Breathtakingly beautiful doesn't even begin to describe this experience. The mercy of the Lord is so

One of my favorite t-shirts has a quote from Saint Athanasius: "If the world goes against the truth, then I go against the world." These men and women who we remember today, on Memorial Day, lived out Athanasius' words to the very end. Where human rights are being violated, there are people who fight for truth, some to the point of death. These people are our ancestors. Family. Friends. Community Members. They had lives, jobs, families, and dreams, and they gave them all in p

Miracles. I'm not talking about, "oh, the sun came up again, it's a miracle!" type of miracles. I'm talking about real, genuine science-defying miracles. I've experienced three in my short lifetime and heard of many, many more. This semester and last, I've been attending a book study with one of the priests on campus. Last semester's book was Healing: Bringing God's Gift of Mercy to the World by Dr. Mary Healy. This book is absolutely incredible and has opened my eyes to the