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Ask, Seek, and Knock

April 3, 2022

Jesus of Nazareth once gave this bold invitation: “Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be...

A Virtue for Every Season of Life

November 21, 2021

Isn’t it interesting that sometimes those who have the least are the most grateful, and yet there are others who seem to have everything—except gratitude?...

To Join Him in His Yoke

November 14, 2021

Sometimes we feel like pilgrims on a sea of strife. A pilgrim is one who has journeyed far from home, and that journey can leave...

A Step of Faith

July 25, 2021

From here in Copenhagen, Denmark, between 1850 and 1900, nearly 20,000 Danes set out across the ocean. Their final destination was Utah Territory in the western United States. Their purpose was to gather with fellow believers. They were pioneers of faith. Along with thousands more across Scandinavia and tens...

Remembering Pointe du Hoc

July 4, 2021

I am standing today at the World War II memorial at Pointe du Hoc on the northern coast of France. In the early hours of June 6, 1944—better known...

I’ll Always Be with You

May 9, 2021

A young boy looked up from the bench on the baseball field, hoping to catch his mother’s eye. She was sitting in the bleachers, as...

Faith in Humanity

April 25, 2021

It’s common these days to despair about the lack of courtesy and the increasing hostility in the world. And there is cause for concern: high-profile...

The Hope and Promise of Easter

April 4, 2021

If hope had a season of its own, a day on the calendar, it might very well be Easter. No matter what yesterday may have...

Great Expectations

December 27, 2020

With a new year on the horizon, it’s traditional to reflect on the year that has passed. And what a year it has been! A...