Mark Hart
Gray and overcast from my earthly perspective, but it's sunny above these storm clouds. Grace lets us see life from God's point of view.Collection: Clouds
Laziness in prayer is like handing the devil a key to your house.Collection: Prayer
Life's too short not to tell the people you love how you feel. Say it... and say it often. Oh, and start with God.Collection: People
It's one of the greatest comforts of working in ministry: the unspoken certitude that your spouse did not marry you for your money.Collection: Comfort
Pentecost is a celebration of God... a celebration of God's power... a celebration of God's desire to empower us and to dwell within us.Collection: Empowering
Rules for today: 1) Pray 2) Laugh 3) Repeat. The only reason to take this life too seriously is if it's your only one.Collection: Laughing
If true love were only about feelings, Jesus would have been hugged to death for our redemption. Thank God for His cross this and every day.Collection: Jesus
It is in our darkest cultures that the greatest saints rise, stand, and lead.Collection: Saint
Sunday doesn't just prepare us for the week ahead - it prepares us for eternity.Collection: Sunday
It is so beautifully ironic that St. Francis - the great lover of animals - is now a pigeon's target in countless yards.Collection: Animal
As I get older I've come to realize that the best way to "get even" with someone is to forgive - and then forget.Collection: Forgiving
When a majority of my prayers are for others to change, I've gotten off track. Lord, change this sinner's heart.Collection: Prayer
We must not become so preoccupied looking for "major" miracles that we miss all the daily ones.Collection: Miracle
"Love one another": No command is simpler; no command more difficult.Collection: Love One Another
Life was a lot more adventurous before caller I.D.Collection: Adventurous
When it's hardest to pray are usually the times I need to pray the hardest. Not sure if that's irony or common sense.Collection: Common Sense
If your sin feels "too big," your vision of God is too small.Collection: Vision
A parent asked me today, "How do you get your children to pray in church?" My response? "Pray at home."Collection: Children
Saints didn't set out to have everyone follow them. Saints set out to follow Jesus, and others followed them in their pursuit of Him.Collection: Jesus
Married couples, may we never forget that when attacks come the grace of the sacrament is eternally stronger than we are.Collection: Couple
A homeless man standing at the off-ramp: the question in these moments isn't whether Jesus is in Him, but in me.Collection: Jesus
Never complain about growing old... Some never have the privilege.Collection: Complaining
Friday and Saturday nights have a funny way of revealing what we really believe on Sunday mornings.Collection: Friday
Instead of loving the Trinity of God (Father, Son, and Holy Spirit), we tend to love a different trinity: Me, myself, and I.Collection: Father
If you want to live as a Christian, get comfortable with being uncomfortable.Collection: Christian
What did all the saints have in common? They feared sin more than even physical death.Collection: Saint
If Jesus didn't rise from the dead, an even greater miracle happened: 12 relatively uneducated guys changed the world and were martyred to protect a lie.Collection: Jesus
Oh, how thunderous the applause must be in Heaven, all those times we are mocked on earth for the sake of His name.Collection: Names
A rib... loaves and fish... some spit... God can do a lot with a little.Collection: Ribs
It's been a few days since I've seen my kids. My hearts racing; I can't wait to hold them. This is just a glimpse into God's heart at Mass.Collection: Heart
The holidays often bring challenging conversations and situations. Sometimes holiness demands that we speak, other times it invites us to be silent. In all circumstances, though, we are called to love.Collection: Holiday
Some people say, "If you trust in God's unconditional love, why do you need to pray?" A better ending is "why wouldn't you want to?"Collection: Unconditional Love
Maybe if we said that sin causes cancer, people would take it more seriously.Collection: Cancer
Preaching Christ's truth always bears fruit. Of course, some people will probably end up wanting to throw that fruit at you.Collection: People
Many of us want to know why we don't "hear" God when we pray. Few of us shut up long enough to really listen.Collection: Long
In the Lord's Prayer, Jesus offers more than God's personal email or private cell number - He offers us a heart transplant.Collection: Jesus
Fatherhood: How God blesses you out of your selfishness and floods your soul with love, all while reminding you how little you know.Collection: Soul
A broken heart is merely an empty manger. Invite the Virgin and the carpenter to pray beside you. Invite the Savior to dwell there.Collection: Heart
Our Sabbath practices reveal which Trinity we truly worship: Father, Son, and Spirit... or me, myself, and I.Collection: Father
There are 2 main things I've learned about following the Holy Spirit: It will never be easy. It will never be boring.Collection: Spirit
Much of Satan's time is spent trying to make you remember what God has already forgotten. Reconcile, rejoice, and look forward.Collection: Trying
Faith does not contradict reason. Faith exceeds reason.Collection: Doe
God loves us too much to pretend our sin isn't there. Sin is a cancer and Christ the surgeon. True prayer signs the consent form.Collection: Prayer
It's pretty sad that when people see a guy buying flowers, they assume he's in trouble.Collection: Flower
As a father of young girls, I want to publicly thank all women who dress and carry themselves like ladies. Your example is a gift.Collection: Girl
The following is a phrase we don't hear enough but that I sincerely mean (and our culture needs to hear more often): I love being married.Collection: Mean
Honestly, I don't think Victoria has too many Secrets left... might be time to prayerfully consider a name change.Collection: Thinking
Courage doesn't mean we're not afraid. Courage means we refuse to be mastered by fear.Collection: Mean
God doesn't desire our worship because He is egocentric. He desires it because we are.Collection: Desire