Never Give Up

There are many wonderful stories from the life of Saint Ignatius Loyola (July 31) as he followed the Lord’s call (together with his earliest...

Here I am, still blogging. Why? What do I know? I know a few things, even if I am constantly prone to distraction and forgetfulness about th...

Today we commemorate those particular friends of Jesus during His earthly life, Saints Martha, Mary, and Lazarus. For this day, I want to po...

The moon was rising in the evening sky, before darker clouds moved in, colored all along the horizon by the subtle reflected glow of the set...

  Here’s the latest “Papa and Maria” picture. Look how pretty she is! Maria is getting smarter every day. She knows lots of words, sings son...

Happy Feast of Saint James the Apostle!   Saint James, the brother of Saint John and the son of Zebedee, was the leader of the church in Jer...

This should be easy, but it’s not.  Digital art technology (along with lots of literally “manual” labor) plus an overactive imagination hav...

“The love of Christ impels us, once we have come to the conviction that one died for all; therefore, all have died. He indeed died for all, ...

Closeups from Summer in the neighborhood! Hibiscus bushes and other garden flowers bloom in July, in various shades. They are mostly native ...

The late Pope Benedict XVI drew much inspiration from the Augustinian theological tradition and had a special affection for Saint Bonaventur...

Here’s a work of digital art by JJStudios: a breath of cool air for your mind on these warm buggy July evenings.

There are so many dimensions of Christina Grimmie’s life that I have grown to know and love over the past seven years, as anyone who reads t...

On this beautiful July 11th—the feast of Saint Benedict—I knew I had more to offer than experiments with digital graphics or colorful rendit...

Some sectors of opinion have expressed frustration at Pope Francis because he doesn’t seem to be more “Pro-Ukraine” in the ongoing war. Howe...

At nearly 9pm it’s still light. I’m not sure of the number. But there are more than we can see in this video. They are all around as it gets...

Today marks the second anniversary of my mother’s death. We pray for her, entrusting her to the goodness and mercy of God. May the Lord Jesu...

Not many people know that the world-famous man who will one day become King of England has an ancestor who is “on the path” to sainthood in ...

July 1st is the feast day celebration of Saint Junipero Serra, who remains the patron saint of California and one of the crucial saints for ...