My favorite saint is Thérèse of Lisieux, also known as Thérèse of the Child Jesus. We know what she looked like because Céline, one of her sisters, painted her...
Personal spirituality
Read U.S. Catholic’s coverage of personal spirituality, offering insights, stories, and resources to nurture your prayer, discernment, and spiritual growth.
I was nervous before I met Ruth Burrows for the first time at the Quidenham Carmelite Monastery. Here I was, about to encounter one of the greatest spiritual...
Growing up, I thought of the rosary as a prayer for grandmas. It was—to an active, impatient child like me—a boring prayer the grown-ups forced me to say on...
Throughout one’s life, there is a natural ebb and flow of grace, resulting in seasons of abundance but also seasons of weariness. In the midst of a...
“Don’t just do something, sit there!” That’s one of my favorite expressions, and I often say it to urge friends to engage in contemplation even when busy. This...
“I found it!” My heart jumped at those words. It was June 2024, and we were a band of rain-soaked, footsore Camino pilgrims near Armenteira, Spain, searching...
When young, I anticipated the arrival of Lent with equal parts trepidation and excitement. Trepidation, because my parents forced the whole family to give up...
Who knew that a Gen-Z hippie appreciating the Latin Mass would be so controversial? I am the creator of the HippieCatholic, an online ministry that creates...
From Alaska’s pale blue glaciers to Florida’s coral reef, from Iowa’s lush wheatfields to California’s giant sequoias, from the vast Great Lakes to the adobe...
I remember being a new mother and feeling more tired than ever. My baby didn’t sleep well, and I wondered how I was going to get through the day, let...
