Pray for the grace of humility. Place your hand in God's. Let him lead - and trust him.

Advent is the season of the seed. Not of the harvest. Not of the planting. Not of the harvesting. The season of the seed. Join Mary in the watching and waitng.

Monsignor Lavalley inquires, "How do we look at Purgatory, and what do we really know about it?" "I believe in the communion of saints, the forgiveness of sin, the resurrection of the body, and life everlasting."

No one sees Jesus alone. We all have "branches" - people, places, books, things - that help us see Jesus. Monsignor Lavalley shares some of the branches in his life.

Monsignor Lavalley comments on the readings for the 30th Sunday in Ordinary Time

Today, we celebrate the Feast of the Archangels. "Angels are real. Maybe that's the most important thing to say on this feast. Angels are real, Jesus talks about them, He wouldn't lie." May the angels watch over us, and when we die, may they lead us into paradise.

"I walked by the chapel; it was night and I looked in. And there was one light on over at the side. And Charlie was praying there. ... He was looking at the tabernacle. He looked like a man in love."

"The only way we're going to understand today's Gospel is by seeing Our Lady not just as the Immaculate Conception but as a very human mother because that's what she is."

We do not bring out a crucifix on Good Friday. It's the cross itself. So intimate was our Lord's connection with his cross that we celebrate a feast in honor of an object made of wood.