Reflecting on the Holy Spirit’s Guidance This Pentecost
On May 19 this year, we’ll celebrate the birthday of the Catholic Church: Pentecost. Several thousand years ago, the third person of the Holy Trinity…
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How I Use Ignatian Discernment to Help Make Decisions Big and Small
I always thought I knew exactly where my sons would go to school. There’s an excellent Catholic school right next to where I work. So,…
Think You Have a Vocation to Religious Life? Here’s Where to Start.
On September 1, 2017, I made my final promise with the Paulist Fathers, promising to live the rest of my life as a member of…
How to Unwrap the Gifts of the Spirit this Pentecost
On Pentecost Sunday, God breathed the Holy Spirit into the apostles to remind them that they were not alone. Jesus had died, risen from the…
What Now? 3 Ways to Discover Your Vocation
I love it when Jesus says to Peter, “Get behind me, Satan!” (Matthew 16:23). Maybe it’s because that’s the name of an album by one…
5 Steps to a Job You’ll Love
Labor Day is almost upon us, and recent college grads are entering the workforce for the first time. However, far too many young adults are…
What Is a Sign From God?
What is a sign (from God)? What “signs” might appear to us today, and how is God still speaking? There are many events, supernatural…
Turning to God for Direction
I felt unsteady as I walked down the rocky and tumultuous path toward Lake Michigan. The sky was beginning to darken, and I could hear…
One Marriage, Two Careers, and a Cross Country Move
Andy and I just finished a couple months of serious discernment. In less than a week, we’ll be moving from Massachusetts to California. And while…
Side Notes from God
Some autumn afternoon during my senior year of college, I took a hike along a little trail that ran near my dorm. This particular trail…
