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Dropping the Nets and the Sins, Too
I imagine the gaze of Jesus would have been captivating. His eyes revealed a love that would transform sinners into Saints, raise the dead to life, and make fishermen drop...
Kingdom Living
In today's First Reading (Daniel 7:2-14), Daniel saw thousands and thousands ministering to the Ancient One on His throne. Myriads of myriads attended to Him. Let’s pause here, and look...
Giving Thanks Every Day
Thanksgiving. A day to give thanks. To recognize the goodness that surrounds us. To truly take a moment to be grateful for all that our life holds. I pause today...
Law Review, Crucifixes, and the Real Gift
"[F]or I myself shall give you a wisdom in speaking that all your adversaries will be powerless to resist or refute" (Luke 21:15). The smell of recently disinfected classroom wafted...
A Deep Preparation for the Liturgical New Year
When January 1 rolls around, there's a lot of talk about New Year's resolutions—and I know that there are a lot of thoughts and feelings about them (some good, some...
Seriously Attached but Seriously Desiring Him
I painfully admit that I am seriously attached the stuff in my life. I can’t imagine losing it all. I don’t know why it is so hard for me to...
A New Kind of King
The taunts in today’s Gospel (Luke 23:35-43) are interesting ones. They are not false statements; Jesus IS the Chosen One, the Christ, the King. Can something that is true still...
God of the Fully Alive
I’ll be bold: I think I had a “mini-vision.” It happened on the Mount of Beatitudes. Some years after my divorce, on a pilgrimage to the Holy Land, on our...
Worshipping His True Presence with All My Joy
I love walking into an empty, dark church, preferably one that smells of musty hymnals, beeswax, and aged incense that has seeped into the walls. I love seeing only the...
Do You Give Your Gift as an Offering?
Think about a person, situation, or a material item that you have or own that you prayed for with great fervor. Name the blessing aloud. What emotions come up when...
Mission Not-So-Impossible
I can still remember the disappointment I felt as the woman I had spoken with walked away. She was sharing about a problem and my first instinct was to share...
To Be Seen and Known
In today's Gospel, we hear of Zacchaeus who is “short in stature” and climbs a tree to see Jesus. (See Luke 19:3.) Countless times I stood on a kneeler as...
