Derek Rotty, Author at Catholic Digest

Derek Rotty

Derek Rotty is a husband, father, and full-time lay parish minister. He currently serves as director of evangelization and discipleship at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Jackson, Tennessee. His first book, "A Life of Conversion: Meeting Christ in the Gospels" is available from Our Sunday Visitor. Learn more about Derek's work at DerekRotty.com.

St. John the Baptist and the call to conversion during Advent

Advent is about watching and preparing. The Mass readings for the First Sunday of Advent reveal this fact to us. Of course, we are watching and preparing for the birth of our Savior, Jesus Christ, at Christmas, but the readings remind us…

Oases in the Desert

BY DEREK ROTTY God has revealed that he wants to give us living water that fills us up with abundant life (see John 4:10-11; 10:10). Still, on many days, we find that living water elusive. Many of us experience frequent and extended periods…