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Open the Eyes of My Heart - Blessed Is She

Open the Eyes of My Heart

Today as we read a portion of the 8th chapter of the Gospel according to Saint John, we notice that the Jews are having great difficulty recognizing Jesus for Who...
April 05, 2017
Look to the Cross and Break Those Chains - Blessed Is She

Look to the Cross and Break Those Chains

Oh, those ungrateful Israelites. Shame on them! Almighty God sent incredible plagues to thwart the Egyptians and split the Red Sea in two. He provided a way so His chosen...
April 04, 2017
Full Trust - Blessed Is She

Full Trust

My blood was boiling. Tears streamed down my face onto my freshly-pressed white dress shirt. The anger inside me grew exponentially. I was seething at the unbelievable injustice of my...
April 03, 2017
Hoping for a Lazarus Moment - Blessed Is She

Hoping for a Lazarus Moment

In the past three years, I’ve become well acquainted with death. My husband’s father, brother, and mother have died. My son’s best friend died. My friends Elizabeth and Mike died....
April 02, 2017
He Knew - Blessed Is She

He Knew

We’re now four weeks through Lent. Do your daily crosses feel heavy as mine do? Are you leaning on Jesus, handing over your burdens to Him and journeying with Him?...
April 01, 2017
You Are Not Alone - Blessed Is She

You Are Not Alone

Nine years ago last month, my second niece was born. It was a flurry of a birth that ended in an emergency c-section, a four month long hospital stay, and...
March 31, 2017
Not the Same Old - Blessed Is She

Not the Same Old

Every morning I wake up and everything in my being tells me not to get out of bed. DO NOT leave this stillness, this warmth, this comfort—my body tells me....
March 30, 2017
The Weight of the World - Blessed Is She

The Weight of the World

Recently the world has been getting me down. Maybe you've been feeling the same—a little battle weary and stretched thin. There's so much going on in the world today and...
March 29, 2017
Do You Want to be Well? - Blessed Is She

Do You Want to be Well?

"Do you want to be well?" This is the question that Jesus asks the sick man in today's Gospel. It almost seems like a silly question with an obvious answer....
March 28, 2017
Pride and Judgment - Blessed Is She

Pride and Judgment

I am always bemused when I read the passages in the Gospels that casually mention Jesus not being welcomed in His hometown. It happens quite often if we're paying attention...
March 27, 2017
A Girl After God's Own Heart - Blessed Is She

A Girl After God's Own Heart

It’s so easy for me to imagine the scene of our First Reading. I have several sons, too, and they line up in order of age to present themselves—at weddings,...
March 26, 2017
Adam and Eve, Jesus and Mary, and . . . Frodo? - Blessed Is She

Adam and Eve, Jesus and Mary, and . . . Frodo?

Today is March 25th . . . the most important date in all history. Seriously. You know it’s the Solemnity of the Annunciation, because it says so right at the...
March 25, 2017