We’ve all been there before…trying to quickly finish grocery shopping before nap time, exchanging some clothes at a nearby department store or in my case aiming to squeeze in some much-needed mommy time at a local coffeehouse. And then it happens their bottom lip starts to quiver, the little...

I'm struck by the fact that God actually trusts us. He trusts us to cooperate, He trusts us to act, He trusts us to dig deep and go beyond the shallow and superficial. Essentially, He is asking us to do the hard work and trusts us to actually do it. The problem is that if I’m being honest, I hate...

As a child, I despised the words “just wait.” Even into adulthood, I find that patience is the thing that I struggle with the most. Whether it’s waiting for a bus that is perpetually late or for God to reveal the next step, the desire seems to always be the same: I just want to move. Our society...

We knew my grandma was in pain for a long time. We’d seen her suffering from COPD for the better part of a decade and it was a painful and slow decline. Her lungs were losing their elasticity and every breath was slightly harder than the last breath. We'd see her about once a year and every time...

What kind of faith can actually last a lifetime?

Happy Easter! In this episode, we conclude our Lenten book study on “The Way of Trust and Love” and focus on Chapter 6: Endurin...

Why do so many people drift from faith in early adulthood, only to feel drawn back to it later in life? In this episode of Offi...

Are you drifting into danger? Fr. Mark-Mary Ames reminds us how easy it is to stray from the Lord through little actions. For t...

Prayer never came easily for me.Most of the time, I either tried too hard or not at all. I would sit down wanting to hear God, ...