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A Humble Trust

A Humble Trust

Lent starts February 14, and so does the RESCUED Blessed is She Lent devotional. This year, you’ll be receiving an excerpt from the Lent devotional every day in your inbox (in...
February 07, 2024
The Sacrifice Acceptable to Him

The Sacrifice Acceptable to Him

Obedience is better than sacrifice. // 1 Samuel 15:22 It is too easy for me to leap to conclusions in regards to what our Lord is asking of me. Oftentimes,...
January 14, 2024
He Stays With Us Even Now

He Stays With Us Even Now

“Consider the fig tree and all the other trees. When their buds burst open, you see for yourselves and know that summer is now near; in the same way, when you see these...
November 30, 2023
Do You Love Me?

Do You Love Me?

He said to him the third time, "Simon, son of John, do you love me?" // John 21:17 (Gospel from the Optional Memorial of Pope Saint John Paul II) When I want...
October 21, 2023
Wisdom and Fortitude

Wisdom and Fortitude

“The Kingdom of heaven will be like ten virgins who took their lamps and went out to meet the bridegroom.” // Matthew 25:1 Wisdom and fortitude.  A few weeks ago I...
August 31, 2023
Detach, Detach, Detach

Detach, Detach, Detach

Jesus said to him, “If you wish to be perfect, go, sell what you have and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven. Then come, follow me.” // Matthew...
August 20, 2023
A Love That Gives

A Love That Gives

“Just so, the Son of Man did not come to be served but to serve and to give his life as a ransom for many.” // Matthew 20:28 As a...
July 24, 2023
Tiny Crosses

Tiny Crosses

For where your treasure is, there also will your heart be. // Matthew 6:21 I’ve often felt that mothers have it easy. In some ways, no . . . the...
June 22, 2023
Bread of Life

Bread of Life

"I am the bread of life." // John 6:48 I have a very vivid memory of struggling to get to daily Mass one particular morning. At the time I was...
May 05, 2022
Root & Grow

Root & Grow

Of all the things I'm really bad at there is one that strikes me as the most problematic. I am bad at stopping. Now, I can lounge anytime day or...
July 21, 2021
To Love Little Is Our Call

To Love Little Is Our Call

I'm often looking for opportunities to love big. You know—random acts of kindness, a grand gesture, a real measure of sacrifice. If Our Lord tells us the greatest of all...
June 03, 2021
The Ultimate Teacher of Love

The Ultimate Teacher of Love

I cannot fathom a scene that reveals any more deeply the profound respect Our Lord has for our freedom than the scene of Judas at the table at Passover. Jesus...
March 31, 2021