Standing Up to Stress: How to Avoid Getting Crushed by College Anxiety
What if I fail? No matter how together they might seem on the outside, in the back of most new college students’ minds lurks the…
read moreOn Suffering: How I Stopped Asking ‘Why’ and Started Asking ‘How’
Actor Ed Asner said, “Raising kids is part joy and part guerrilla warfare.” He couldn’t have been more correct! The absolute best, most joy-filled thing…
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How Saint Anthony Helped Me Find My Way to the Saints
I’ve been consistently losing things since the birth of my first child—I’ve never lost her, but my mother-in-law once did at JCPenny. Another story for…
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Why I’m Staying Catholic in the Face of the Clergy Abuse Scandal
As the director of campus ministry in a Catholic high school, I’ve gotten a lot of questions about the clergy abuse scandal. Most all of…
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How I Learned to Let Go of My Worries on Vacation
Visiting Florence, Italy, was a sensory overload for me. Every corner held an exotic sight — museums filled with priceless works of art, a 14th-century…
read moreThe Thrill — and Fear — of Free Falling
Imagine a moment of complete free fall. If you have ever experienced that jolt in your gut, that razor chill throughout your body, that overwhelming…
read moreLove Comes From Self-Sacrifice
We live in a culture that doesn’t request love but demands it. We watch movies and hear songs that teach us an unrealistic kind of…
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