Michael Field

I love that quote from St. Teresa of Calcutta, “Do small things with great love.” When she speaks of love, she must be thinking of the heart. Do small things with a servant’s heart. Every time I hold a door, say hello, and just recognize someone’s presence, I’m doing...

The authors of Rebuilt Faith: A Handbook for Skeptical Catholics begin with the acronym STEPS to give us a path to a deeper relationship with God and the Church: Service, Tithe and give, Engage in Christian community, Practice prayer and...

Congratulations on one week! My prayer this day is your journey is transformative and enlightening. Thank you to Michael White and Tom Corcoran for offering us this forty-day journey. Today, they take us to a challenge to rebuild our church. They say:” Rebuilding...

“He threw aside his cloak, sprang up, and came to Jesus” (Mark 10:50). I think it’s such a powerful expression of faith in the encounter the blind man Bartimaeus had with Jesus. Having been marginalized by the community and religious leaders, he was noticed by Jesus....

As we come together in worship this a first Sunday of Lent, Fr. Joey is starting ourLenten Message Series entitled Needy. This weekend, Fr. Joey says, “We aretempted to turn our needs into our gods, to make them the whole being of ourlife. Our needs invite us to make...

Behold the Lamb of God who takes away the sins of the world. —St. John the Baptist As we come to worship this weekend, there is such a profound moment in the Mass when the priest raises the consecrated host and repeats these words. For me, it’s a moving moment. I...