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Early in my return to the Church I began binge watching The Journey Home on YouTube, drawn to the love stories of former atheists, New Agers, Protestants, Buddhists, Muslims, and, like me, once-fallen-away Catholics, all hungry now to learn and grow in their faith. The stories covered a lot of ground, but often enough to confirm a point or settle a question, the host or a guest would agree on one source called “the Catechism,”[1] and soon enough I wanted a copy for myself.

My mother used to say that a child needs to be the apple of someone’s eye, and for me, that was Grandma Daisy—my dad’s mother. A devout...

Four years ago, Mass Confusion: Why I Rejected The Church For So Long And What Changed , was published, a book about my forty year...

“Write it down. Write it down. Write it down,” my mother would say. As a prolific and accomplished author she knew the power of even a...

Many years ago as my mother and I strolled through downtown Santa Cruz, on a beautiful California day, I felt overwhelmed by the number...

Shortly after graduating from college, I received a beautiful and mysterious bouquet of flowers with a card that read: The heart has its...

Father Stu, starring Mark Wahlberg, will appear in theaters on Wednesday, April 13, just in time for Easter. If you haven't seen the...

Throughout most of my life, no matter what I did, I was restless! The door to peace was all around me, but I was too proud to enter. My...

Ever tried seeking answers to deep spiritual questions relying on your own best efforts and ideas? I have. (Spoiler alert: It didn’t...