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Dreams That End
The LORD said to Samuel: “How long will you grieve for Saul, whom I have rejected as king of Israel?" // 1 Samuel 16:1 Back in the days of my...
Speak to My Heart
“She will bear a son and you are to name him Jesus, because he will save his people from their sins.” // Matthew 1:21 A few Christmases ago, at Christmas...
Pray in Faith for Our Dead
On the feast of All Souls, the thought of the death of a close family member or friend constricts my heart. As Catholics, we profess the resurrection of the dead...
Not Easy-Breezy Neighborly Love
"You shall love your neighbor as yourself" (Mark 12:31). I’ve read, and heard, and prayed these words so often in my life, yet this time I can only think, “But...
Goodness Surpassing Understanding
I often try to barter with Jesus when it comes to change. I know He wants to change my heart, transform my life, and pour out His grace into every...
Actively Loving Our Neighbors
Staring out my kitchen window in a daze, I wonder why I feel so stagnant and stuck; a general malaise, if you will, fills my heart. My joy is not...
I'd Like an Answer, Please
Often in my spiritual life I pray as if I’m asking the same question as the disciples in today’s Gospel, John 6:30-35. It is as if I’m holding God hostage...
The World Outside My Control
Tempting as it is to let the rereading of the first words of Genesis 1:1-19 wash over me like an oft-repeated fairy tale, I know that these words that begin...
Greater than Our Storms
It is unbelievable but also deeply comforting to hear Jesus calm the storm with only a few words. It is also terrible and difficult to hear Jesus calm the storm...
Waiting in Prayer
Anna is one of the most beautiful and mysterious figures of the Gospels about whom I always wish I knew more. She was a prophetess who lived in the temple...
Deeper Prayer during Suffering
I think most of us can read today’s Second Reading from Saint Paul’s letter to the Thessalonians (1 Thessalonians 5:1-6) and easily admit that it hits differently in the year...
Love Letter to Friendship
I often think about how much I loved friends who are no longer in my life. The friendships have ended years ago but I still feel how much I miss...
