Statue of Moses by Michelangelo in Rome. (Credit: Fr Barry Braum//Unsplash.) Listen The life of prayer is not easy. It’s a tremendous blessing and encouragement, therefore, to see others pray and to ...

David Brooks, in his bestselling book The Road to Character (2015), draws a sharp distinction between what he calls the résumé virtues – the achievements and skills that bring success – and the eulogy ...

an approbation equal to his, demonstrating that humility was a quality which, like our present president, they both lacked. In fairness to Miriam and Aaron, it should be noted that both Washington and ...

I’ve been thinking a lot lately about what it means that Jesus says, “My yoke is easy and my burden light.” Although today’s readings do not include that line, they resonate with it: The first reading ...