The Church up close

SEPTEMBER 14, 2010 — I’ve been a Catholic journalist for more than 18 years. I’ve worked for an archdiocese, a weekly Catholic newspaper, a Catholic university, a religious order, and a few Catholic magazines—not to mention freelancing for a...

Livin’ la vida Roma

SEPTEMBER 9, 2010 — Blogging from Rome isn’t easy. It’s like asking a child who rarely goes out to play to come in from the playground. To make that analogy complete … there’s no school bell. Rome is a Catholic playground in the sense...

The journey begins

SEPTEMBER 4, 2010 — After a somewhat restless sleep, I rolled out of bed this morning at 6:30 am to take care of last minute emails and packing for my first trip to Rome since my honeymoon in 2002. The world has seen a lot of change since then, as has the...

Fighting the good fight

SEPTEMBER 2, 2010 — The world is certainly a different place than when I attended college in the late 1980s. I studied at two secular schools and proudly lived my faith, joining Catholic clubs and attending Mass as often as possible on campus. I can vividly...

Humility, humility, humility

JULY 16, 2010 — Someone once asked St. Bernard of Clairvaux what the three most important virtues are. He famously replied, “Humility, humility and humility.” Anyone who has studied the lives of the saints will tell you that this 12th century saint had it right....