It’s the best-known icon of the Trinity, but one thing should be said immediately about this icon by Andrej Rublëv: It does not purport to directly represent the Trinity, which is, by definition, invisible and ineffable. . . . More »

Think about how a mother can look into the eyes of her baby with complete contentment and love. She simply marvels at this precious new life in her arms. What does the baby do? She looks back at mommy, drinking in the love she can see in her eyes. More »

St. Anthony of Padua was a great Franciscan preacher from the Middle Ages, but he is most remembered as the finder of lost or stolen objects. Even today stories are told by people who recover lost articles following prayer for the intercession of St. Anthony. More »

The Holy Spirit is the “first installment” of what is to come, the foretaste of heaven (2 Corinthians 1:22; Eph 1:14). He is the kiss of God upon the uniqueness of each of us. But the experience is so great that it brings an intense longing for what is yet to come. More »

What exactly happens in Confession? What does God do that causes people to feel a sense of relief, freedom, and comfort after they confess? More »

Nothing ever happened to Matt Talbot, an ordinary Irish laborer of no great learning, no riches, no remarkable accomplishments. More »

My wife, Mary Lou, and I have raised seven children. We made many mistakes along the way, but fortunately nothing that we did wrong seems to have permanently damaged any of our sons or daughters. More »

In his living room wall, Matthew Segaali has a painting of twenty-two young men and boys in Ugandan tribal dress. More »