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Knowledge versus Knowing - Blessed Is She

Knowledge versus Knowing

Knowledge versus knowing. Often I find myself caught up in learning all about my faith. I aim to rack up my spiritual know-how rather than spending time on working to...
December 02, 2014
Stop Hedging My Bets - Blessed Is She

Stop Hedging My Bets

  This Gospel is stunning. And how beautiful that in the Roman Rite, we repeat his words when the Eucharist is elevated and presented to us after the Consecration? "Lord,...
December 01, 2014
Let's Be Found Alive - Blessed Is She

Let's Be Found Alive

I have pretty vivid memories of class times that dragged on for far longer than I ever wanted, for papers that never got written due to my boredom/exhaustion breaking through,...
November 30, 2014
Jewels in My Crown - Blessed Is She

Jewels in My Crown

The Gospel today is a toughie. I envision it as a pep talk given to a athletic team that is slacking or not performing to their full potential, the butt...
November 29, 2014
A New Heaven - Blessed Is She

A New Heaven

First Reading: Revelation 20:1-4, 11-21:2 Then I saw an angel coming down from heaven, holding in his hand the key of the bottomless pit and a great chain. And he...
November 28, 2014
With Praise and Thanksgiving - Blessed Is She

With Praise and Thanksgiving

Thanksgiving Day First Reading: Sirach 50:22-24 And now bless the God of all, who in every way does great things; who exalts our days from birth, and deals with us...
November 27, 2014
Trust The Words - Blessed Is She

Trust The Words

Today's readings are terrifying. Plagues, wrath, fire. Persecution, trial, betrayal. Saint John paints a whirling vision of the final days. Jesus warns His followers that they will be attacked. I...
November 26, 2014
We Are Doomed - Blessed Is She

We Are Doomed

I hope I didn’t scare you. But today’s readings remind us that yes, we are doomed. But do you know what else we are? Redeemed. When God placed Adam and...
November 25, 2014
Widow's Generosity - Blessed Is She

Widow's Generosity

Out of her poverty, she put in all the living that she had. We know the widow's offering was of monetary value, but how much more did she offer! Consider...
November 24, 2014
Counting Sheep - Blessed Is She

Counting Sheep

Behold, I, I myself will search for my sheep, and will seek them out . . . I will rescue them from all the places where they have been scattered...
November 23, 2014
Gaining a Perfect Love - Blessed Is She

Gaining a Perfect Love

I used to find this Gospel reading particularly challenging. And I used to take it pretty personally. But I’ve come to realize that what it presents is a true and...
November 22, 2014
More Like Mary - Blessed Is She

More Like Mary

  Holiness can seem so daunting. It seems vague at times, all covered in halos and stained glass. The pursuit of holiness is a timeless challenge faced by every Christian....
November 21, 2014