This week’s saint is one of my favorites: Blessed Margaret of Castello. Her life was hard from the very beginning.

This week, I’d like you to meet one of our first American-born saints: Katharine Drexel.

The Catholic Church is racially diverse. But it wasn’t always that way.

“Saint Kragon.” No matter how you say it, this saint has a fun name. (Does it rhyme with “dragon?” Or with “crayon?” Or maybe “Kraken?” Who knows!)

After Independence Day last weekend, I went looking for an American-born saint to share — and I found two!

Have you ever had a great teacher? I mean, really great?

This week, I’d like to share with you one of my all-time favorite saints: St. Moses “the Black”, the patron saint of Africa and one of our most inspiring redemption stories.

I’m a nerd. Like many nerds I can watch Star Wars and recite the dialogue word-for-word, but I’m the kind who can also pause any scene, point to a character off in the background, and tell you that character’s name and backstory. I’m extra nerd, and proud of it.

Just out of college, I took a job at Immaculate Heart Catholic Church in Kelso, Washington. This small parish is next to the city’s largest park, Tam O’Shanter Park, where its annual festival honors the town’s Scottish settlers.

Hello, families! The end (of the school year) is nigh, so I thought I’d send you an update about religious education and sacramental prep.

We’ve reached the end of the Month of Mary, and this year May 31 st happens to also be Pentecost. That doesn’t happen very often. It has fallen on this day only three times in the last hundred years. It’s a big deal!

Here near the end of the Month of Mary we find ourselves at Ascension Sunday. Jesus’ mission to the earth has been accomplished; he returns to the Heavenly Father with great victory.

This month, I’m honoring the Month of Mary by revisiting Gospel stories about the Blessed Mother. John’s Gospel includes one of Jesus’ most famous miracle stories — and one of Mary’s moments to shine.