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Becoming Real Listeners - Blessed Is She

Becoming Real Listeners

I literally just had this conversation with my son: "Mom, I'm still hungry, what is there to eat?" "Well, we have cashews, and behind them are granola bars which you...
April 28, 2015
What's Robbing Us? - Blessed Is She

What's Robbing Us?

Our souls thirst for God, the living God. We don't need to dig too deep in our hearts to realize this fact, and to be reminded of the many ways...
April 27, 2015
Building on the Cornerstone - Blessed Is She

Building on the Cornerstone

"It was by the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth." In today’s reading from Acts, we see God's power revealed through a miraculous healing. A person is restored to perfect...
April 26, 2015
What Is Your Gift? - Blessed Is She

What Is Your Gift?

“Joan, I’m thinking of going to this workshop this weekend, [slides brochure towards me] you should come with me!” As I opened up the brochure, my roommate at that time,...
April 25, 2015
A Deeper Conversion - Blessed Is She

A Deeper Conversion

Do you know anyone who had an instant conversion? I think of Saul and the radical step he took when Jesus appeared to him. Saul thought that he had the...
April 24, 2015
The Grace of a Meal - Blessed Is She

The Grace of a Meal

Nearly twenty-two years since the miscarriage, I still remember the salad. Crisp greens, crunchy-sweet purple grapes, pecans, and gorgonzola, all drizzled with poppy seed dressing. No one brings you food...
April 23, 2015
Only, Always - Blessed Is She

Only, Always

Is there a more beautiful, human picture of the resurrection than conversion? Of course we know (or at least try to know) the depth and power that the literal resurrection...
April 22, 2015
Looking for a Sign - Blessed Is She

Looking for a Sign

"C'mon, Lord, just give me sign," I prayed as I knelt before the tabernacle in our empty and quiet cathedral. My knees were getting tired from the cold marble floor...
April 21, 2015
For What Are You Laboring? - Blessed Is She

For What Are You Laboring?

In my home, in my relationships, I have a tendency to do stuff for people, rather than to do stuff with people. I’ll happily spend time cooking meals for them,...
April 20, 2015
Beyond Our Comfort - Blessed Is She

Beyond Our Comfort

I like comfortable. I like stretchy pants, and my coffee mug, and I would rather watch a movie that I’ve already seen and enjoyed over watching a new film. I...
April 18, 2015
Beyond the Scrap Diet - Blessed Is She

Beyond the Scrap Diet

There was a period in my life when I didn't even bother to serve myself breakfast or lunch; sleep-deprived and in the constant swirl of meeting the needs of many...
April 17, 2015
Bearing Witness - Blessed Is She

Bearing Witness

I was recently faced with a difficult circumstance: I was among a group of my colleagues, whom I love and respect very much, when a topic came up that I...
April 16, 2015