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Help, Healing, and the Healer Himself
The account of the blind man Bartimaeus (named for us in Mark 10:46-52) crying out to Jesus is one of my favorite Gospels for many reasons. I am always struck...
What's Real Perseverance?
So much of the Christian life involves meaningful suffering—or at least perseverance in trying to find meaning in our personal suffering. We know Jesus makes our suffering fruitful, at least...
Not Afraid to Be a Bother
In my morning drive to work I often try to turn the radio down, pray a rosary, and tell the Lord the who and the what of all the desires...
Hiding in Plain Sight
I didn’t want to move to Colorado. Visiting was fine, but the stark landscape was so different from home. I was used to the lush greenery, rolling hills and winding...
The Kingdom of God Is Among Us
Gratitude filled my being as I watched the red-orange sun slip slowly into the horizon of Lake Michigan from the deck of the vacation lodge. The others were chatting over...
Beyond All Praising
Perhaps my favorite hymn is “O God Beyond All Praising.” Not only is the music absolutely magnificent, I find the words to be incredibly powerful. The first line alone, which...
No Allowance, But a Lot of Love
My sister and I weren’t given an allowance for doing our chores growing up. My parents’ reasoning for this went something along the lines of “you’re allowed to have a...
Hey, I’m Talking to You!
When I first came to faith in Christ, I received a New Testament in which Jesus’ words appeared in red lettering. As a Jew who had only recently begun to...
Loving My Husband's Subsequent Wives
I remember hearing the Gospel passage from today, Luke 20:27-38, as a blissful newlywed and not liking it one bit. Like, if we were at dinner, I would have had...
The Walls Around Us
I sat on a cold, hard chair, listening to the sounds of hushed voices, the tap-tap of tourists shoes walking among pillars, and looked down and across the swirling pattern...
Convinced of Your Goodness
"I myself am convinced about you, my . . . sisters, that you yourselves are full of goodness" (Romans 15:14). Saint Paul is convinced of this. Are you convinced as...
A Little Dead Inside
I sat across the table from my friend and listened as she aired her grievances against the Church. She was living in a state of unrepentant mortal sin, of which...
