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It Could Be Tomorrow
I once prayed for a specific intention for seven years. I started praying earnestly for a breakthrough for someone I loved when I was fifteen and the Lord answered the...
Right Where We Are
I don’t feel like I’m doing enough . . . I lamented to my husband one evening. Our children had gone to bed, and we were unwinding after busy work...
Let Him Ferment in You
I find Matthew's Gospel today both baffling and humorous. First, Saint John the Baptist’s disciples are questioning Jesus, the Man John proclaimed as the “Lamb of God, who takes away...
Receive His Sacred Heart and Its Mercy
Do you remember your first encounter with Jesus? Saint Matthew sure does, and he shares his conversion story with us today with such simplicity. He writes his story in the...
Sift Through for Deeper Beauty
The images of the Lord, Our Lady, and some of the Saints in my office serve as reminders of my mission as a Daughter of Saint Paul. This artwork is...
Where's that Clear Sign for Me, God?
All I needed was a clear sign from God. It was really all I had been praying for. Well, actually to be more specific, I wanted the sign to come...
Bleeding Profusely, Unconscious, or Being Kidnapped
We have a rule in our house that if Mama is napping, the only acceptable reasons for waking her up are if someone is bleeding profusely, unconscious, or being kidnapped...
Keep Moving Forward
When I was a kid, I loved visiting the various California missions with my family. I was fascinated with the colorful wall designs, thick adobe buildings, and glimpses into the...
Leave It All Behind
When I was twenty-three years old I stood at the front of my congregation facing the altar. With my priest in front of me and my husband (then my fiancé...
You Cannot Drive a Parked Car
You cannot drive a parked car. Obviously! Today, let’s hop into this parked car with Saints Peter and Paul. It’s the great Solemnity of this dynamic duo and they want...
True Rest and Endless Comfort in Him
I can get really tired. You know that feeling. That bone-crushing exhaustion that feels endless. It does not abate. It is forever. (I know, not dramatic at all.) As women,...
Astonish Me, Lord
Are we astonished by Christ's words in today's Gospel? (See Matthew 7:21-29.) I think back over my life and I can't remember a particular time I felt an emotional and...
