People who do heavy physical training and exercise typically do so in anticipation of a big game or race.  In a similar way, people of faith do “spiritual exercises” that ultimately prepare them to transform the world.  Well-exercised Catholics are prepared to do “heav

“Go Big or Go Home” is an expression that immediately comes to mind after my recent visit to the Heartland.  Catholics in this region “go big” in many ways; they also “think big” and “pray big.”  I left there with plenty of reasons to be amazed.