Have you ever noticed how worry can take up residence in your mind, setting up camp as commander‑in‑chief? But here’s the good news: You don’t have to live in a state of constant worry. When your biggest fears seize your attention, joy and focus are the first casualties, but prayer offers a frontline strategy to reclaim your mind. In this episode, we dive into the kind of prayer that doesn’t just scratch the surface, but actually roots out anxiety at its core.

Recently, I have been blessed to have some great professional moments, including leading priest assemblies and convocations for dioceses. Generally, I am the only lay person in the room. I’ve helped form Catholic professionals from across the country and internationally, had deep conversations with folks that are struggling and be able to help them. and been “in the room” for the planning of huge initiatives that are having a global impact...

I asked AI for a writing prompt, and AI told me to answer this question. “Can AI Ever Understand Purpose?” Thinking myself clever, I put the question right back to AI. You tell me. AI’s answer was that it “processes data, recognizes patterns, and generates responses based on algorithms, but it doesn’t ‘understand’ like humans.” So there. We're done. Well not quite. Then AI switched to first person and addressed me directly...

This "Wizard of Oz" isn't in Kansas anymore. In fact, it's in Las Vegas, where Sphere is presenting the Judy Garland classic as you've never seen it – a 16K immersive experience on a screen larger than four football fields, with tornado effects, and artists and AI expanding the visions of Emerald City...

Pope Leo XIV called for peace negotiations and respect for humanitarian law in Gaza, 10 days after an Israeli strike caused the death of three people at the only Catholic church in the enclave. “I renew my heartfelt appeal for a ceasefire, for the release of hostages, and for the full respect for humanitarian law,” the pope said, speaking of the nearly two-year-old war between Israel and the Palestinian militant group Hamas.

Antonia Raco, a 67-year-old Italian woman long affected by an incurable neurodegenerative illness, was officially introduced to the press on July 25 in Lourdes, where her healing was recognized as the 72nd miracle attributed to the intercession of the Virgin Mary since the apparitions of 1858.

I don’t romanticize the Ozzfest concerts I attended long ago. Far from it. Ozzy Osbourne and his bandmates were not role models, and a lot of what I saw and heard wasn’t good for the soul. But I also saw people — young, messy, wounded people — who were searching. That is where the Church founded by Jesus Christ belongs: not standing timidly far from the cross, but carrying light into those places with the clarity and love only Christ can offer.

One of my favorite days of the year to work at a school is Grandparent’s Day. As the students wait for their grandparents to make their way to the classroom, the first graders’ anticipation is palpable. The children eye the door expectantly, hoping the next person who walks in belongs to him/her. The wait feels like forever. When their guest finally arrives, and the pair spot each other, it’s impossible to tell which party is more delighted. The look on the grandparent’s face rivals only their own grandchild’s expression of pure delight.

You arrive on vacation and you’re waiting for your bags to show up on the belt. You wait. And you wait. And you wait some more. And eventually you realize they’re not coming. Your bags have been lost, or at least delayed (I’ll explain the difference later). Now what? As frustrating as it can be, you shouldn’t panic, and you definitely shouldn’t yell at any of the airline employees who are on hand to help you...

It is not from Fundamentalist TV preachers that we should receive direction on how to pray. We should learn how to pray from heaven itself and the divine instructions provided in Scripture and Sacred Tradition. Both heaven and divine revelation teach us how to pray, and the practice of repetition is part of that instruction. Prayer is more than just asking God to give us things or do things for us...