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We enter the quiet darkness of the night with the light of Christian hope.

As a husband and wife withhold nothing from each other, I want to give everything over to the Lord in fidelity to him.

The Lord is present in the real people around us, and that is where he invites us into relationship with Himself.

What kept me going on the bike was not the desire to say that I had completed the ride, but the feeling of gratitude for being in God’s creation.

For Karol, it became clear that the events of time can only be seen through the lens of eternity and time’s longing for fulfillment in Eternal Life.

Being a sacristan has helped me enter into the reality of what is really happening on the altar during Mass: the re-presentation of the Crucified Christ on Calvary.

Fighting with great discipline to win a perishable crown in track and field formed the foundation for Anthony to dedicate his life to the Lord and follow Him to the achievement of an imperishable crown of glory in Heaven.

The Holy Spirit wants to use my humiliations, my faults, and my weaknesses to form me into the man that I was created to become.

My song of praise is the song that God himself sings; my life is a thread that he weaves into a worthy tapestry.

There is joyful anticipation at the seminary during Holy week, joy rooted in the paradox of the cross.

Jesus will be rejected by many, but this first, deeply personal rejection from Judas must have been one of his most hurtful wounds.

A seminary pilgrimage to Poland brought us to where the seeds of St. John Paul II's faith were planted. None were greater than those sewn by Emilia and Karol Wojtyla.

The Church lives out its mission when she encounters those on the peripheries. In those encounters, we can make a gift of ourselves to others.

As an only child, going from 0 to 49 brothers was incredibly daunting. But I knew from the first minute that I could turn to them for anything. 

Sanctity can seem unattainable. Thankfully, Christ gave us a roadmap: unite our lives to His.

Silence and fraternity seem like a contradiction, but the Lord showed me how one is ordered towards the other.

It's fitting that the year of St. Joseph ends with him in the background. He continues to stand in silent faith as an example for each us.

Loving another has a two-fold effect: changing their hearts and ours. New to Pro-Life ministry, I experienced this firsthand.

Philosophy studies are at the foundation of seminarian formation. It is in this study that we come to know God the Son more fully.

We are all in need of our Lord's mercy. By praying for the dead, we humbly ask Him to welcome home our brothers and sisters.