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When We Feel We Don't Deserve - Blessed Is She

When We Feel We Don't Deserve

[B]e obedient to your human masters with fear and trembling, in sincerity of heart, as to Christ, not only when being watched, as currying favor, but as slaves of Christ,...
October 26, 2022
Apples, Digging in, and Committing to the Faith - Blessed Is She

Apples, Digging in, and Committing to the Faith

We have not received the spirit of the world but the Spirit who is from God, so that we may understand the things freely given us by God. // 1...
August 30, 2022
My Storm Within - Blessed Is She

My Storm Within

Then he got up, rebuked the winds and the sea, and there was great calm. // Matthew 8:26 The date had been scrawled on the calendar for nearly a month....
June 28, 2022
This Is Your Week for Sanctity - Blessed Is She

This Is Your Week for Sanctity

But they continued their shouting, “Crucify him! Crucify him!” // Luke 23:21 Today’s Gospel is a lengthy one. Our parish gives the lay people the optional minuscule participant part. Minor...
April 10, 2022
The State of Your Heart - Blessed Is She

The State of Your Heart

When Joseph awoke, he did as the angel of the Lord had commanded him and took his wife into his home. // Matthew 1:24 You probably already know this, but...
March 19, 2022
Not Left Alone - Blessed Is She

Not Left Alone

“Can I bring dinner by?” The response on the tip of my tongue was, “No, of course not; we’ll be fine.” We hadn’t had a baby, lost a loved one,...
August 20, 2021
Making Space for Fruition - Blessed Is She

Making Space for Fruition

I lug my overly pregnant self onto the couch at the end of the day. My husband still isn’t home from his late-night classes, but I’ve successfully tucked my other...
June 23, 2021
Let the Healing Begin - Blessed Is She

Let the Healing Begin

I hear the cries before my four year old even makes it into the house. Huge sobs as he pushes open the door, screens slamming behind. Bursting into the kitchen,...
March 08, 2021
Now Is a Time to Reset - Blessed Is She

Now Is a Time to Reset

"Behold, now is a very acceptable time; behold, now is the day of salvation" (2 Corinthians 6:2). Again, today on Ash Wednesday, you are called to this time, a season...
February 17, 2021
Rock Climbing and Renewed Hope - Blessed Is She

Rock Climbing and Renewed Hope

I wheeled the minivan into the parking lot, thankful for a few extra minutes to shuttle my sons into the venue. Their hesitant faces peered out as the sliding door...
December 16, 2020
Being Shepherded, You and Me - Blessed Is She

Being Shepherded, You and Me

“No! Don’t . . .” my words hung in the air as a tiny hand dragged the basket across the counter. A precariously perched knife toppled from atop the peanut...
November 22, 2020
The Wide Flashlight that Brought Us Home - Blessed Is She

The Wide Flashlight that Brought Us Home

My flashlight lights a meager circle around my body as I clumsily shove my feet into flip-flops, unzip the flap as quietly as I can, and step out of my...
September 23, 2020